Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Are cows becoming more aggressive?
Incident number: 1261 Response ID: 329,818,362 Date of incident: 15.06.26 Location: Fields near Tackley in Oxfordshire heading towards the canal path Status: Group of walkers (3-5) with no dogs on PROW Liz’s story “We entered a field with about 50 cows (A group of heifers) at the far end of the field. They rushed over […]
Letting go of his dog probably saved Michael’s life
Report 1259, Response ID 329,768,059, Single walker and dog, group of cows with calves and a bull 6/6/26 Location: Between Blore & Thorpe, Ashbourne on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border. On a bridle path between Coldwall Bridge and Coldwell Farm. The Limestone Way runs through the field as well as another public right of way. What three […]
Cows used our dog as a football
Report 1256 Response ID 329,756,083 17/5/26 2 people and dogs Location: Staplehay, Trull Somerset, Spearcey Farm SW’s report: It’s a public footpath with 2 adjoining fields, with a river on one side, which the cows also access regularly. As we entered the second field we immediately noticed that there were 2 or 3 calves with […]
Author Archives: Ruth Livingstone
259 evening – Hilbre Island
The rocks here are very red – the Wirral’s own version of Ayers Rock. But is the tide coming in faster than I can run? Continue reading
259 Heswall to West Kirby
I meet a horse in a Mackintosh, resist an ice cream van, and walk on water… well, almost. Continue reading
258 Neston to Heswall
The footpath follows the line of the coast, but the sea is now a green expanse of marsh. Continue reading
257 pm Neston to Parkgate
I battle through reeds and long grasses, before reaching a seaside resort that is no longer by the sea. Continue reading
257 am Shotton to Neston
I find a ‘new’ cycle route, take photos of flowers, and walk past a firing range – all with Bruce Springsteen thrumming in my head. Continue reading
256 Shotton to Chester
Bridges, cyclists and podcasts. And I reach the END of the Wales Coast Path. Continue reading
255 pm Flint to Connah’s Quay
The power station looms. Four chimneys, elegant, like tall sentinels rising out of the mist.
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255 am Greenfield to Flint
Today is a walk of two halves. First a pleasant stroll along the shore of the Dee Estuary… Continue reading
254 Prestatyn to Greenfield
An egret, sea holly, sinking sands, a leaning lighthouse, orchids and a ghost ship… all in a day’s walk. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 