One of the best views of the Forest of Bowland is from Easington Fell, the highest point between the River Hodder and the Ribble. Here the rare pink-flowered cranberry with its swept-back petals can be found; it is a nesting place for curlew, snipe and redshank while, among the conifers, you may glimpse a Roe deer.
LOCATION: North of Clitheroe
START: Two miles north of Grindleton on Smalden Lane, car park just over brow of hill
Grid ref: SD757486 Postcode: BB7 4TN
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate, but descent rough pathless and boggy in places
TIME: 2.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Forest of Bowland Landranger 103
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask
EN ROUTE: Harrop Fell, Grindleton
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News