A Landscape Strategy for Lancashire - An Introduction

Contents

© Lancashire County Council
© Countryside Agency

Key contacts:

Lancashire County Council,
Environment Directorate,
(Planning Service),
PO Box 9,
Guild House,
Cross Street,
Preston.
PR1 8RD

Tel: 01772 534115

North Yorkshire County Council,
Environmental Services,
Heritage Unit,
County Hall,
Northallerton.
DL7 8AH

Tel: 01609 780780

Community Futures,
(previously Community Council of Lancashire)
15 Victoria Road,
Fulwood,
Preston.
PR2 8PS

Tel: 01772 717461

Community Council of Yorkshire,
William House,
Skipton Road,
Skelton,
York.
YO30 14X

Tel: 01904 645271

The Countryside Agency,
North West Regional Office,
7th Floor,
Bridgewater House,
Whitworth Street,
Manchester.
M1 6LT

Tel: 0161 2371061

Acknowledgements:

The Lancashire Landscape Strategy was commissioned by Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate with grant aid from the Countryside Agency.

Financial support was provided by the following local authorities;

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
Burnley Borough Council,
Chorley Borough Council,
Fylde Borough Council,
Hyndburn Borough Council,
North Yorkshire County Council,
Pendle Borough Council,
Preston Borough Council,
Ribble Valley Borough Council,
South Ribble Borough Council,
West Lancashire District Council,
Wyre Borough Council.

The study was prepared for Lancashire County Council by:

Environmental Resources Management, Eaton House, Wallbrook Court, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford OX2 0QS

Photographs:

Countryside Agency/Mike Williams cover page: Tatham Fells, Forest of Bowland; P3. Coastal Plain, Burscough; P4. Drumlin Field; P5. Coal Clough Wind Farm.

Peter Jepson P7. Newly created wetland, Ulnes Walton.

Lancashire County Council.
P4. Stonyhurst College; P5. Development on the M6 at junction 34, Poorly maintained hedge; P6. Preston Flag Market, Blackpool Tower, Backyards, Colne; P7. Newly laid hedge.

Jon Sparks P3. Crook O Lune (Valley Floodplains); P4. Low tide, Morecambe Bay. Limestone Pavement, Gait Barrows Nature Reserve, west of the Lune at Melling. Aughton across the Lune Valley. Rock cut graves, Heysham; P6. Suburbs, south Lancaster.

Mike Williams contents page. Warton Sands, south of Silverdale; P3. Read Village (Industrial hills and valleys), Slaidburn (Undulating Lowland Farmland); P7. New planting, upstream from Loyn Bridge; P3. Walled lane south west of Gisburn Forest (Rolling Upland Farmland); Dowholland Moss (Mosslands).