Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle: 40 Walks in Lancashire's Area of Natural Beauty (Cicerone Guides): 40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Softcover

Terry Marsh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852845155 ISBN 13: 9781852845155

Publisher: Cicerone Press, 2008

Synopsis

A guidebook to 40 circular walks in in two of Lancashire's largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the Forest of Bowland, an area of 310 square miles, and the 'bewitching' countryside of Pendle to the south. The walks range between 3 and 12.5 miles in length and are all illustrated with extracts of OS mapping.

The diverse range of routes include four Marilyns - Ward's Stone, Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell. The walks are spread across the region, with bases including Caton, Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn, Clitheroe and Pendle. All the walks are punctuated with snippets of information on the natural and cultural history of the region, from witches to wildlflowers.

The Forest of Bowland and Pendle provide vastly differing terrain - from the lush farmlands of the Ribble valley to the more rugged rough pastures of the Forest of Bowland uplands and the huge boggy uplifts of the main Bowland massif itself.

About this title

Product Description:

A guidebook to 40 circular walks in the north of England in two of Lancashire's largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the Forest of Bowland an area of 310 square miles (800km(2)) and the 'bewitching' countryside of Pendle to the south. These areas provide vastly differing terrain - from the lush farmlands of the Ribble valley to the more rugged rough pastures of the Forest of Bowland uplands and the huge boggy uplifts of the main Bowland massif itself. It's all wonderfully wild walking country. This routes which are suitable for walkers with navigational skills include four 'Marilyns' - Ward's Stone Pendle Hill Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell. All walks are illustrated with OS mapping and colour photos and provide information on the natural and cultural history of the region - from wild flowers to witches.

Synopsis:

Lancashire boasts two sizeable areas that have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The larger is the Forest of Bowland, with an area of 310 square miles (800 sq km), and this, plus and the 'bewitching' countryside of Pendle to the south, is the region covered in this book. Here you find vastly differing terrain from the lush farmlands of the Ribble Valley to the more rugged rough pastures of the Forest of Bowland uplands and the huge boggy uplifts of the main Bowland massif itself. It's all wonderfully wild walking country. The book contains 40 diverse circular walks which can be undertaken by walkers with navigational skills. For summit-baggers, there are four 'Marilyns' included in the walks - Ward's Stone, Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell. And all the walks are punctuated with snippets of information on the natural and cultural history of the region, from witches to wildlflowers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cicerone Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1852845155
• ISBN 13: 9781852845155
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176