Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture
The Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture takes place in September each year, with events and walks throughout the West Pennine Moors. Check the Pennine Lancashire Festivals website for further details.
Managing West Pennine Moors
West Pennine Moors Priority Habitats and Species
Please open the pdf links below to explore more detailed information about each habitat and the species it hosts, these appear with preferred management prescriptions (biodiversity delivery) to help conserve and improve.
The text also includes web-links to help you understand more about; Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs), grant schemes and other regulations.
Moorland, upland and in-bye
- Blanket Bog and Blanket Mire
- Springs and Flushes
- Heath (Lowland and Upland)
- Acidic Grassland (Lowland Dry)
- Moorland, Upland and In-Bye in PDF format (29kb)
Agricultural land
- Upland Hay Meadows
- Lowland Meadows
- Lowland Fens
- Agricultural Land in PDF format (21kb)
Woodland
- Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland
- Upland Oakwood
- Wet Woodland
- Wood-Pasture & Parkland
- Woodland in PDF format (22kb)
Boundary & linear features
Other habitats
- Inland Rock Outcrop and Scree Habitats
- Other Habitats in PDF format (12kb)
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