d to use fewer
Far mers are being encourage
port wildlife on their land.
chemicals and to sup
for lapwing nests
For example, creating scrapes
ting up old
and other wading birds, or plan
environmental stewardship
hedgerows under the
scheme.
“In 1949 we had 12 bulls and
20 cows on 100 acres
and it was possible to make
a living.” The milk
quota was sold as it was unecon
omic to collect due
to the remoteness of the farm
. One of the farm
cottages was renovated and
rented out. It proved
so successful that more followed
.
DIVERSIFICATION
can never stand still, it is very
Life in the Forest of Bowland
seum.
much a working area, not a mu
of businesses many of
is now home to a diverse range
The area
the past 50 years.
which have been created over
for other
ers have been encouraged to look
Since the 1990s farm
in this rural area.
r survival
sources of income to ensure thei
has encouraged farm
increasing number of visitors
The
day
dation provision, from holi
diversification into accommo
r Tosside to posh camp
er Gill, nea
cottages such as those at Low
as the one at Bleasdale.
sites such
of
n converted for a wide variety
Redundant buildings have bee
mercial.
uses both residential and com
ience such as at Cobble
g up the farm to a wider aud
Openin
es for
r successful tearoom, resourc
Hey near Garstang - with thei
s for species such
of wildlife habitat
educational visits and provision
another example.
as lapwings is
vide work for local people.
These new businesses also pro
just a few
ing to the future and these are
Far mers are always look
the future of farming in
t will shape
of the examples of changes tha
that the landscape retains
of Bowland, whilst ensuring
the Forest
its traditional appearance.
The Bowland Hay Time
project has helped to establish
traditional wildflower meadows
on some farms
highly rated
The AONB has many
n its boundaries
restaurants withi
ng demand
and there is a growi
high quality
from the public for
eese which can
food including ch
be sourced locally.
Lower Gill, Tosside
School farm
visit
Backsbottom in Roeburndale
is an organic hill farm run
by Dr Rod Everett and has a
centre for per maculture on
the site. He receives visitors
from all over the world to
learn from his methods, and
travels widely to lecture on
them.
Higher Gills
far m in
Rimington keeps
a small
flock of Teeswater
sheep and
produces fine quali
ty knitting
wool from them.
rm
K at Laund Fa
into
ram diversified
land with Leag
K.
d Farm at Bow
all over the U
Laun
s dairies
d now supplie
over the
all
sheeps milk an
of tourists from
mpany.
visiting groups
They also have
specialist tour co
liday with a
who are on ho
world
tra
Young Farmers Clubs have been a
memories are
the AONB for many years. These
mber of the
from John Harrison who was a me
1984.
Hodder Valley YFC from 1967 to
‘Sheep at Cobble Hey’ by Geoff Whitley
Leagrams Dairy
Sheep Milk U
RS
YOUNG FARMEdition in
teach
visits aim to
Educational
re their food
t whe
children abou
ildren were at
from. These ch
comes
rm.
New Laund fa
roduced in
‘Milk quotas were int
EC to stop the over
1984 by the
meant )