Forest of Bowland

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The Forest of Bowland is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England, known for its heather moorlands, gritstone fells, and rich wildlife habitats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
upland area
containsFeature blanket bog
broadleaved woodland
conifer plantations
deep valleys
gritstone fells
heather moorland
upland farmland
containsHill Clougha Pike
Fair Snape Fell
Parlick
Pendle Hill fringe
Totridge
White Hill
containsReservoir Abbeystead Reservoir
Stocks Reservoir
containsSettlement Abbeystead
Chipping
Dunsop Bridge
Ribble Valley villages
Scorton
Slaidburn
containsWatercourse River Hodder
River Ribble tributaries
River Wyre
country United Kingdom
designation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
designationYear 1964
governingBody Forest of Bowland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership
hasRecreationActivity birdwatching
cycling
fell running
shooting estates
walking
highestPoint Ward's Stone
highestPointElevationMetres 561
importantForHabitat blanket bog
upland heath
upland oak woodland
importantForSpecies curlew
hen harrier
lapwing
merlin
red grouse
short-eared owl
knownFor grouse moors
remote landscapes
rich wildlife habitats
landUse beef cattle farming
game management
sheep grazing
locatedIn England
locatedInRegion Lancashire
nearCity Lancaster
Preston
nearTown Clitheroe
Settle
partlyLocatedIn North Yorkshire
partOf Pennine landscape fringe
protectedAreaIUCNCategory V
tourismDesignation rural tourism destination

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Yorkshire Dales borders Forest of Bowland
Lancashire contains Forest of Bowland
Pennines contains Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland area
Ribble Valley containsPart Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
River Hodder flowsThrough Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Forest of Bowland governingBody Forest of Bowland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership
subject surface form: River Wyre
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Morecambe Bay hasViewOf Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Bowland Fells
Pendle Hill hasViewOf Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Bowland Fells
River Hodder locatedIn Forest of Bowland
Bowland College namedAfter Forest of Bowland
Pendle Hill overlooks Forest of Bowland
Pendle Hill partOf Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
River Hodder partOf Forest of Bowland
this entity surface form: Forest of Bowland SSSI network
subject surface form: River Wyre