Resources

Below are a selection of marketing and business support resources you can use to help promote your tourism business and the wider Forest of Bowland.

Marketing Lancashire at www.lancashireandblackpool.com has information on various services, training, etc.

TOURIST INFORMATION RESOURCES 

• A wide selection of PDF walking, cycling, village and food related leaflets can be downloaded from  the AONB website. www.forestofbowland.com

• www.visitlancashire.com The tourism site for Lancashire with visitor information and an Accommodation Search facility for the Forest of Bowland area

• Imformation about wildlife tourism resources can be found at www.bowlandwildlife.org.uk and www.lancashirewildlife.org.uk and at www.forestofbowland.com

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

• Green Tourism Business Scheme www.green-business.co.uk

• www.european-charter.org/home - Explains the Europarc Charter principals and process, including details of Europarc Charter Business Partners.

• www.nenviro.com – Northern Environmental Ltd – supplier of 'green' janitorial products which meet EU ECO FLOWER standards. The company offers extra discount to BEx members.

MARKETING RESOURCES

• Events calendar for your website a calendar of Bowland Events you can add to your website that automatically updates when FOB staff add events.
• Photos/Videos for your website  linkes to free and commercial photogratphic resources for online and printed marketing materials.
• See also the Sense of Place Toolkit