Seventeen walkers and two dogs (Maisie and Nellie) met at the layby at the summit of the Waddington to Newton road. A moorland track led us across Tagglesmire and to an ancient pair of gateposts, then it was downhill and a mile and a half along the partially walled forestry track, alongside a dense plantation, which became a tarmac lane passing the isolated and appropriately-named Pinewood farm. Turning left onto a footpath, we went up through trees and then fields to Scriddles Farm, where we joined Smalden Lane for a short distance before taking a footpath to the trig point on Beacon Hill - a little hill with an excellent view encompassing the Ribble Valley, Pendle, Bowland Fells and the Three Peaks. Our way now led along the wonderfully named Shivering Ginnel track, which was not as wet on this occasion as it is sometimes, although there were still pockets of foul-smelling boggy mud to christen the boots of the unwary!  Once out of the forest, it was downhill to Swan Barn, then on to a lunch stop on the green at Harrop Fold. After lunch, a succession of stiles, rough pasture and field paths led us to Cockleith House, Harrop Lodge (with its infamous nettley bit of jungle path), the historic Harrop Hall, dating from the late 17th century, and then Broadhead Farm, famous for it's many and various resident cats (one of which was curled up fast asleep in a bucket). Thus far, the walk had been easy, mainly downhill and flat, with partial cloud cover and a cool breeze, but, just as the climb back to the cars commenced, so the temperature began to climb, and layers were shed as we took more field paths towards Skelshaw, crossing Skelshaw Brook and then taking the easy track up to Fellside Farm, where we were greeted by a cacophany of barking from the kenneled dogs there (which Maisie treated with total disdain, but Nellie showed more interest in). Leaving Fellside behind, a grassy track led us up Easington Fell and eventually back to the road from where it was just 200yds back to the cars, past Walloper Well. A good day out, and many thanks to Doreen for the photos.