Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Miley and his wife have to wade across a stream to escape cattle.
Incident number 1305Date: 30.08.26Site: Public footpath alongside of Egglestone Abbey near Barnard Castle. County Durham.Bull with cows and calves (Comment: very large brown cattle with small horns.)2 walkers with dog on a lead. Miley’s Report: “We were walking from woods towards grasslands alongside Egglestone Abbey. This was the only route back to the gate onto […]
Cows chase walkers AGAIN on Sussex Ouse Valley way
Incident number 1303Date: 31.5.26Site: Between Lewes and Hamsey on the river footpath BN7I dog, on a lead, 2 walkers Description: “Chased by cows on footpath, not for the first time here but very scary. Our dog froze in panic making getting away from cows near impossible.We reported it to the council who have replied saying […]
Cows with calves roaming freely around Hare Hill
Incident number 1301Date: 24.05.26Site: Roughly this: What3words:Punctuate.Otter.Fronted. Near Over Alderley, Hare Hill permissive path. 1 dog on lead, 3 walkers. RH’s report: “We were just walking and suddenly a group of cattle burst out of a field (from nowhere) and moved around us, not charging but getting quite close, agitated and shifting around restlessly with […]
Author Archives: Ruth Livingstone
286 pm Haverigg to Eskmeals Range
The sun is strong and the wind has dropped. I meet nobody, apart from several hundred sheep. Continue reading
286 am Haverigg to Eskmeals Range
This is proper seaside. So much empty space, and such clean, fresh-smelling air. Continue reading
285 pm Broughton to Haverigg
When I look out across the marsh I get a shock! The muddy channels are filling with water. Continue reading
285 am Broughton to Haverigg
Leaf litter on wet stones creates a treacherous surface. My clodhopping boots slip and slide like a pair of ice skates. Continue reading
284 Kirkby-in Furness to Broughton-
This is the sort of day – and the type of scenery – which makes for joyful walking. I could walk for ever… Continue reading
283pm Askam to Kirkby-in-Furness
The path is clear and dry… until I come to a point where the bank has been destroyed. Continue reading
283am Barrow to Askam-in-Furness
Marsh, sticky mud, pillboxes, slag heaps, and then a surprisingly glorious stretch of empty beach. Continue reading
282 Walney Island (North)
The empty beach stretches out to the distant sea, and beyond that rows of wind turbines wave like ghostly figures on the horizon.
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281 Walney Island (South)
DANGER says a nearby sign. SOFT SAND AND INCOMING TIDES Continue reading
280 Baycliff to Barrow-in-Furness
Progress is slow. Large boulders have to be climbed over, while shifting shingle underfoot makes every step a balancing act. But I make it to the next little headland Continue reading
