© Pendle Forest History Group 2010 webservices from webfactorynorthwest.co.uk The PFHG Project originated following discussions with Martin Charlesworth of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (FOB AONB), which then secured funding from the Nation Lottery Heritage Fund to undertake the Landscape Stories project. The activities of PFHG are to be part of this greater project. The PFHG project involves a detailed investigation of the history, events and change of land use in our immediate area, and to this end it was necessary to learn the techniques, approaches and methodology of interpreting landscape. The funding from FOB AONB has allowed the purchase of the professional services of Jamie Quartermaine from Oxford Archaeology North (OAN). Jamie confirmed how little documented history there is of the Pendle Forest area, and how relatively easy it is to identify sites on upland areas when compared with those in lowlands. The project has unfolded by firstly researching existing documentation, of which the greatest source is local knowledge and the Historical and Environmental Records (HER) Office at Preston, and a visit was arranged to learn how it can be used effectively. There then followed study by map regression, and aerial photographs, before field work, including planning, observations and interpretation, data recording and reporting. Click here to view the Project Report Pendle Forest History Group  Study Project.