Croasdale in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England - July 2011
A very serene and quiet area which attracts not too many walkers. It is a very beautiful place and if you walk up to the higher points there are supoerb views across to the Yorkshire Dales. Croasdale is a good place to see Red Grouse, Hen Harrier, Whinchat, Stonechat, merlin, Peregrine, Curlew and the very common Meadow Pipit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Bowland
The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of
barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in
north-east Lancashire, England. A small part lies in North Yorkshire,
and much of the area was historically part of the West Riding of
Yorkshire. It has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty (AONB) since 1964, and is used for grouse shooting, walking and
cycling, though it is relatively unfrequented by tourists. One of the
best known features of the area is Pendle Hill, which is separated
from the main part of the Forest of Bowland AONB by the Ribble Valley.
13% of the AONB is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest
for its important areas of heather moorland and blanket bog. The area
is nationally and internationally important for its upland bird
populations – the hen harrier is the symbol of the AONB. There are
over 500 listed buildings and 18 scheduled monuments within the AONB.
The name 'forest' is used in its traditional sense of 'a royal hunting
ground', and much of the land still belongs to the British Crown as
part of the Duchy of Lancaster. In the past wild boar, deer, wolves,
wild cats and game roamed the forest.
Heather moorland on Clougha, in the north west of the Forest of
Bowland, looking towards the Yorkshire three peaks
Bowland remains as the northwestern remainder of the ancient
wilderness that once stretched over a huge part of England,
encompassing the Forest of Bowland, Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire),
the New Forest (Hampshire) and Savernake Forest (Wiltshire). While the
Trough of Bowland (the valley and high pass connecting the Wyre (at
Marshaw) and Langden Brook and dividing the upland core of Bowland
into two main blocks) represents the area, to many, on account of its
popularity, it is in fact only a small part of the wider Forest of
Bowland area.
The hills on the western side of the Forest of Bowland attract walkers
from Lancaster and the surrounding area. Overlooking Lancaster is
Clougha Pike, the western-most hill. The hills form a large horseshoe
shape with its open end facing west. Clockwise from Lancaster the
hills are Clougha Pike (413 m), Grit Fell (468 m), Ward's Stone (561
m), Wolfhole Crag (527 m), White Hill (544 m), Whins Brow (476 m),
Totridge (496 m), Parlick (432 m), Fair Snape Fell (510 m), Bleasdale
Moor (429 m), and Hawthornthwaite fell (478 m).
The area is home to the geographic centre of Great Britain which is
close to the Whitendale Hanging Stones, around 4 miles (6.4 km) north
of Dunsop Bridge.
The Forest of Bowland is home to an annual challenge event: The
Bowland Challenge where teams of walkers navigate around a series of
grid references over a ten hour period. Proceeds of the event go to
support Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team.
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