Map sources for Beacon Fell Country Park, Lancashire at grid reference SD567428

Beacon Fell is a hill in the civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. It has been a Country Park since 1970. It falls within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty although it is separated from the other hills in the Forest. Its summit is 266 metres (873 feet) above sea level. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Goosnargh Goosnargh is a Betelgeusian word used in Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy book, So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. ... Country park icon For use with Template:EngPlacesKey or any other use. ... The Hills in the Forest of Bowland The area known as the Forest of Bowland occupies most of the north east of the county of Lancashire in England. ... An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government. ...

From Beacon Fell there are extensive views

• to the west, of the whole of The Fylde, including Blackpool Tower
• to the north and northeast, of the Forest of Bowland hills, particularly Fair Snape Fell and Parlick
• to the southeast, of Longridge and Longridge Fell
• to the south, of Preston

On a clear day the Welsh hills, the Lake District hills and the Isle of Man may be visible. Fylde is a peninsula in western Lancashire, England. ... Looking down to the road below through the glass floor The Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in the town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in Northern England (grid reference SD306360). ... The Hills in the Forest of Bowland The area known as the Forest of Bowland occupies most of the north east of the county of Lancashire in England. ... Fair Snape Fell is located one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. ... Parlick is locateda cone shaped steep sided hill at the extreme south of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. ... Longridge is a small town in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England, at the end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble and is situated several miles north-east of the city of Preston. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The fell is popular with visitors. It has a network of well-maintained footpaths through largely coniferous woodland. The Bowland Visitor Centre provides information about the fell and the Forest of Bowland, and serves refreshments. The fell features a number of sculptures by local artist Thompson Dagnall. Around the fell's tarn can be found many species of dragonfly. Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a valley excavated by a glacier or corrie. ... Families Aeshnidae Austropetaliidae Cordulegastridae Corduliidae Gomphidae Libellulidae Macromiidae Neopetaliidae Petaluridae Wing structure of a dragonfly A dragonfly is any insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. ...

The Current Lap Record for the Beacon Fell is 2 Mins 34.5s. Held by George Robinson.

References

• Beacon Fell Country Park