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
193pm Castlemartin to West Angle Bay
The path is rugged. It plunges down into little valleys and climbs up to the top again. Sometimes there are steps, sometimes just a rocky scramble. Continue reading
193am Bosherston to Castlemartin
A pleasant amble through fields around the artillery range, where I suffer from hay fever and wet feet. I survive machine gun fire and am almost hit… by an empty coke tin. Continue reading
192 Stackpole and Bosherston
The bus driver is highly critical of my plans. Why am I walking to Castlemartin on a Thursday? I should wait until Saturday. Continue reading
191 Manorbier to Stackpole Quay
Today is one of those glorious summer days you dream about, with hardly a cloud in the sky. I enjoy Swanlake and Barafundle Bay, before getting into a panic about missing the bus. Continue reading
190 Tenby to Manorbier
Everybody I meet stops for a chat. And everyone warns me about the thunderstorms. But I get distracted by a couple of rare choughs. Continue reading
189 (pm) Amroth to Tenby
I start along the famous Pembrokeshire Coast Path and discover I’m following the International Appalachian Way. After stumbling through hellish tunnels, I walk among twisting trees and take a wrong turn down to a secret beach.
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189 (am) Pendine to Amroth
A high pressure system from Africa has settled on the UK like a hot blanket. I misjudge the difficulty of the path and the effects of the strange weather. Continue reading
188 pm Laugharne to Pendine
I follow Dylan Thomas’s Birthday Walk and find a very mysterious inscription. Continue reading
188 am – St Clears to Laugharne
The fields are lush with wild flowers and pretty grasses. June really is a lovely month for walking, despite a surge of hay fever. Continue reading
187 Llansteffan to St Clears
I tackle another estuary, take risky shortcuts, tangle with cows and meet a very old bull. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 