Forest of Bowland
Forest of Bowland is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, known since November 2023 as a National Landscape. 5 hills from our dataset have their summit inside the boundary, topped by Ward's Stone at 562.4 m.
- Nation
- England
- Designation
- National Landscape
- Area
- 806 km²
- Designated
- 1964
- Listed hills
- 5
- Highest listed hill
- Ward's Stone 562.4 m
Access here
National Landscape status exists to conserve the landscape. It creates no right to walk, roam or camp: what you may do on the ground is set by the ordinary access law of England, plus any local byelaws and restrictions. Full detail:access rights in England · check a specific grid reference.
The short version for England — right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land. Wild camping: Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons. This is general information, not legal advice.
All 5 listed hills, tallest first
Every summit from our hill dataset whose summit point falls inside the designated boundary. Follow a name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.
| # | Hill | Height | Classifications | Grid ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward's Stone | 562.4 m | MarilynHuMPDewey | SD591587 |
| 2 | Pendle Hill | 557 m | MarilynHuMPDewey | SD804414 |
| 3 | White Hill | 544.9 m | MarilynHuMPDewey | SD673587 |
| 4 | Wolfhole Crag | 527 m | Dewey | SD633578 |
| 5 | Fair Snape Fell | 521.9 m | MarilynHuMPDewey | SD597472 |
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0); boundary from Natural England (Open Government Licence v3.0) — © Natural England copyright, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right. Hills are assigned by summit position against a generalised boundary, so a top within roughly 100 m of the edge can fall on the wrong side.
Plan a walk here
- Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
- Daylight safety planner — set your turnaround against sunset.
- Access checker — what a specific grid reference allows.
- Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.
The other National Landscapes in England
- Arnside & Silverdale
- Blackdown Hills
- Cannock Chase
- Chichester Harbour
- Chilterns
- Cornwall
- Cotswolds
- Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
- Dedham Vale
- Dorset
- East Devon
- High Weald
- Howardian Hills
- Isle of Wight
- Isles of Scilly
- Kent Downs
- Lincolnshire Wolds
- Malvern Hills
- Mendip Hills
- Nidderdale
- Norfolk Coast
- North Devon
- North Pennines
- North Wessex Downs
- Northumberland Coast
- Quantock Hills
- Shropshire Hills
- Solway Coast
- South Devon
- Suffolk Coast & Heaths
- Surrey Hills
- Tamar Valley