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- The area is dominated by a central upland core of deeply incised gritstone fells with summits above 450m and vast tracts of heather-covered peat moorland.
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Bowland is dominated by a central upland landform (generally above 1,200 feet (370 m) and rising to 1,700 feet (520 m)) [1] of deeply incised gritstone fells covered with tracts of heather-covered peat moorland and blanket bog. The lower slopes of the fells are dotted with stone-built farms and small villages and are criss-crossed by drystone ...
The area is dominated by a central upland core of deeply incised gritstone fells with summits above 450m and vast tracts of heather-covered peat moorland. The fells’ fringe of foothills is dissected by steep-sided valleys which open out into the rich green lowlands of the Ribble, Hodder, Wyre and Lune Valleys.
Covering 803 square kilometres (300 sq miles) of rural Lancashire and North Yorkshire, the Forest of Bowland National Landscape is an area of national and international importance because of its unspoiled and richly diverse landscapes, wildlife and heritage, Bowland has outstanding heather moorland, blanket bog, and rare birds.
Bowland is dominated by a central upland landform (generally above 1,200 feet (370 m) and rising to 1,700 feet (520 m)) [1] of deeply incised gritstone fells covered with tracts of heather-covered peat moorland and blanket bog. The lower slopes of the fells are dotted with stone-built farms and small villages and are criss-crossed by drystone ...
The most extensive ancient broad-leaved woodlands throughout the Forest of Bowland however occur within the valleys of the rivers Hindburn, Roeburn, Ribble and Hodder. Such woodlands are dominated by oak, ash, birch and rowan, with significant amounts of wych elm and wild cherry.
The Forest of Bowland is one of 46 National Landscapes across Britain and covers 803 square kilometres (312 square miles) of overwhelmingly rural landscapes in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1964, it’s important for its heather moorland, blanket bog and rare birds like the iconic Hen Harrier ...
The character of Bowland is dominated by the Millstone Grit, laid down by rivers and deltas in the Carboniferous Period. This occurs as alternating thick beds of coarse-grained sandstone (‘gritstone’) separated by layers of more easily eroded mudstone.
