Lancashire Rural Futures

Lancashire Rural Futures is a project which seeks to integrate rural business development and environmental issues. It operates in the Forest of Bowland AONB and the the districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale.

Lancashire County Council supports Lancashire Rural Futures and employs two Ecological Advisors. Their role is to:

• provide farmers and land managers with information about important wildlife habitats and species;
• offer land management advice;
• offer advice on making applications for grant aid under schemes such as Countryside Stewardship and the Woodland Grant Scheme;
• undertake surveys to identify and monitor valuable wildlife habitats and species;
• help maintain the register of Biological Heritage Sites.

Lancashire Rural Futures can be contacted at: