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A Place to Enjoy and Keep Special
Walking is one of the nation’s favourite pastimes.
It’s an ideal way to get to know the area and
experience the sense of place. When you’re on foot,
you are closer to nature and closer to the
community. You can drink in the views, touch the
fabric of the landscape and smell the fresh air!
There is a good network of Public Rights of Way
within the AONB, as well as large areas of Access
Land where you can now experience open country.
The annual Bowland Festival, plus the Pendle Walking
Festival and Wyre’s Pathway events are good ways to
begin exploring the landscape – whatever your
ability.
Circular Walks
starting from Calderbank Country Lodge
OS Explorer map
OL41 Grid Reference 535477
To see pictures taken on the above walks click on the links
below
Green Walk
Blue Walk
Red Walk
1
Red Walk 2
With plenty of safe parking and the availability of food and
drink, Calderbank Country Lodge is an ideal centre for
exploring the local area.
The bar is open all day for snacks and drinks Thursday -
Monday in winter and Wednesday - Monday in Spring & Summer.
Arrangements can be made in advance for group walks on days
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Fishing
The Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty offers great opportunities for
fishing. Several of the sites offer accommodation
varying from luxury hotel, self catering, camping
and caravans.
Some fishing venues offer access for all in the form
of a Tramper- an all terrain electric wheelchair-
which gives the opportunity for bank side fishing
for those people who have difficulty negotiating
uneven footpaths.
Calderbank is situated within easy reach of many
fishing sites and is renown for its friendly
atmosphere and good local food.
The public bar at Calderbank is the ideal place to
talk about "the one that got away" and prepare for
the next day's venture.Click on the links for
fisheries within a very short distance of Calderbank.
Wyresdale Park (No website)
Wyreside Lakes
Forrest Hills
Cleveley Mere
Bank House Fly Fishery
Barnsfold Water
Bird Watching
A Special Place for Wildlife
The Forest of Bowland is a special place for wildlife. The
moors in particular are an important breeding ground for
upland birds. There are also notable wildflower meadows,
woodlands and geological features
This valuable habitat is a big attraction for visitors to
the area – many keen birdwatchers visit Bowland just to
catch a glimpse of the hen harrier, our iconic bird of prey,
which breeds in very few other places in the country. The
male can be seen performing his spectacular ‘skydance’ in
March and April. Birdwatchers also come to see the wading
birds that arrive in Spring to nest and rear their young on
the open farmland and moors of Bowland – for example,
lapwing, snipe, curlew and redshank. Many landowners are
using appropriate farming practices to actively attract
these birds to their land.
Moorland Safaris are being organised by RSPB during April,
May, June & July to see some of the characteristic birds of
the area.
For more information contact: Clitheroe Travel on 01200
420301 or visit
www.bowlandfestival.co.uk
 To download a brochure about Bird Watching in the Oakenclough
area
Click Here
To obtain a free copy of
 Acrobat
Reader
Click Here
Navigation
Courses
Click here for more
information.
The next courses will be held April
26th & 27th & June 21st & 22nd.
Navigation courses start with tea/coffee at Calderbank
at 8.30am. The course itself starts at 9.00am and will finish
around 5pm with an afternoon tea.
For more information please call Calderbank Country Lodge
on 01995 604384 or for e-mail information
click here
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Just three miles from
Calderbank is Bobbin Mill shooting ground. (OS Grid
Ref. 519520)
Here you can try your hand at English Skeet or
Compact Sport shooting.
Beginners are welcome but may have to wait for a
slot.
Shoots take place every Sunday morning starting at
9.30am with the last booking at 1.30pm.
Charges are £5.00 per round with 25
targets per round. |
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