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Festival Bowland is a year-round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Forest of Bowland National Landscape.
New events are added to the programme throughout the year.
The Festival Bowland programme includes both face-to-face and online events.
| Calder Vale Short Walk (26 Mar 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk (8 Apr 2026) |
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| Scorton Legstretcher (8 Apr 2026) |
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| Brushstrokes of the Brock (9 Apr 2026) |
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| Abbeystead Spring Walk (10 Apr 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (13 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Dark Skies: Alston Observatory Visit (13 Apr 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk Gisburn Forest (15 Apr 2026) |
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| Bleasdale Circuit Tramper Trek and Ramble (15 Apr 2026) |
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| Introduction to River Flies (16 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: The Whispering Bat (16 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Dark Skies (17 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Ground Nest Fes (19 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Hard Fern Photography (22 Apr 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk Sabden (22 Apr 2026) |
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| RSPB Moorland Safari (24 Apr 2026) |
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| Garstang Legstretcher (24 Apr 2026) |
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| Whimbrel Walk (26 Apr 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk Barley (29 Apr 2026) |
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| Garstang Walking Festival (2 May 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: RSPB Moorland Safari (4 May 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Spring Butterfly Walk (6 May 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (11 May 2026) |
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| Grizedale Bridge Legstretcher (22 May 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: The Secret World of Rivers (27 May 2026) |
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| Bumble ID and Beewalk Training Workshop (28 May 2026) |
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| RSPB Moorland Safari (29 May 2026) |
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| Botanical ID for Beginners (29 May 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (1 June 2026) |
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| Intermediate Botanical ID (4 June 2026) |
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| Intermediate Botanical ID (5 June 2026) |
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| Dunsop Valley Tramper Trek and Ramble (6 June 2026) |
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| Species Rich Grassland Walk (10 June 2026) |
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| Abbeystead Summer Walk (12 June 2026) |
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| RSPB Moorland Safari (13 June 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Globeflower Day (13 June 2026) |
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| Bleasdale Nature Trail (17 June 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (6 July 2026) |
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| Welcoming Summer Walk Crook o' Lune (8 July 2026) |
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| The Abbeystead Two Rivers Super Legstretcher (8 July 2026) |
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| Calder Vale Short Walk (9 July 2026) |
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| Scorton Short Walk (10 July 2026) |
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| Welcoming Summer Walk Beacon Fell (15 July 2026) |
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| Hazelhurst and Fairsnape Fell Hike (16 July 2026) |
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| Welcoming Summer Walk Wyersdale Park (22 July 2026) |
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| Calder Vale Legstretcher (24 July 2026) |
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| Welcoming Summer Walk Browsholme (29 July 2026) |
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| The Secret World of Rivers (30 July 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (3 Aug 2026) |
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| Scorton Hilly Walk (7 Aug 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Champion Species Party (7 Aug 2026) |
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| Garstang Library Family Nature Activities (8 Aug 2026) |
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| Brock Valley Bat Walk (13 Aug 2026) |
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| Scorton Bat Walk (19 Aug 2026) |
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| Grizedale Brook and Reservoir Amble (20 Aug 2026) |
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| The Secret World of Rivers (1 Sept 2026) |
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| Calder Vale Bat Walk (3 Sept 2026) |
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| Garstang and Lancaster Canal Tramper Trek and Ramble (5 Sept 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (7 Sept 2026) |
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| Garstang Legstretcher (9 Sept 2026) |
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| Heritage Open Days: 500 Years of Garstang Heritage Trail (14 Sept 2026) |
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| Abbeystead Autumn Walk (17 Sept 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Introduction to Riverflies (17 Sept 2026) |
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| Heritage Open Days: Bleasdale from the Past to the Present (19 Sept 2026) |
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| Heritage Open Days: Bleasdale Parish Hall Heritage Afternoon (19 Sept 2026) |
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| Scorton Legstretcher (25 Sept 2026) |
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| Brock Valley Ramble (1 Oct 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (5 Oct 2026) |
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| Bowland Lecture (6 Oct 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Waxcap Watch Training (22 Oct 2026) |
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| Little Artist of the River Brock (29 Oct 2026) |
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| Scorton Short Walk (30 Oct 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (2 Nov 2026) |
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| Woodland Planting with Wyre Rivers Trust (3 Nov 2026) |
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| Woodland Planting with Wyre Rivers Trust (1 Dec 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (7 Dec 2026) |
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Various. See website for details.
Dark Skies FestivalThe Forest of Bowland National Landscape showcases its wondrous night skies in a week-long Dark Skies Festival each year.
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Are you a thrill seeker who enjoys outdoor adventure? Looking for a great day out, party…
Visit Bowland Wild Boar Park, situated in the Forest of Bowland, an area of outstanding…
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Dunsop Bridge has been officially declared by the Ordnance Survey as the nearest village…
A Forestry Commission picnic site situated on the road from Slaidburn to Stocks…
The first of its kind to be established in Lancashire, which now includes over 20…
And what better place to start than the centre of the UK? Ribble Valley E-Bikes is based…
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Abandoned as a working quarry in the early 1900's, Cross Hill is a good example of…
One of the largest buildings in the North West. This magnificent 16thC manor house is…
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A Country Park with 185 acres of extensive conifer woods and moorland. Visitor Centre…
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