Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Rachel and crew saved by horses
Report: 1310 Date: 04/09/26 Location: Mount Pleasant, Upton Cheyney, Nr Bristol Cows with calves in the field Small group of walkers with dog on lead Rachel’s Report: “We walked past the cows ( around 30-50) on the footpath slowly, taking a wide birth around them. When we were about 10 metres past them they started […]
Family group with no dog cornered by cattle
Report: 1308 Date: 13/09/26 Location: Old Grange Farm, Longton, Lancs. ///aboard.cornfield.pays Family group with children, no dog Group of bullocks and cows – large beef cattle Worried walker’s Report: “The footpath we were following was shown on OS to go through Old Grange farm near Longton Lancs, but it had been diverted round it, through […]
Kate escapes over a barbed wire fence – 2nd attack in this area
Report: 1307 Date: 13/09/26 Location: High Stool Farm, Flagg, Derbyshire Single walker with dog on a lead Group of beef cattle, bullocks and calves Kate’s report: “I was walking along a public foot path through a field with a stile at either end during a circular route. A bullock started charging and stamping feet, I […]
Category Archives: 11 Somerset
163am Severn Beach to Wales
Today I cross over the River Severn and walk into Wales. It will be an important milestone in my coastal trek. Continue reading
162pm Avonmouth to Severn Beach
I walk through the industrial landscape of Avonmouth, disappear down a secret tunnel in the undergrowth, and emerge on Severn Beach in glowing sunlight. Continue reading
162am Bristol to Avonmouth
I walk down the River Avon, along the Severn Way. I pass a mysterious station, dodge roaring traffic, walk past decaying wharves, and come across some wonderful graffiti. Continue reading
161c Clifton Suspension Bridge
I begin walking through the Avon Gorge and feel as if I’m walking in a tunnel. As yet I’ve had no view of the Clifton Bridge. Continue reading
161b Portishead to Pill, River Avon
The problem with walking along cycle paths is that they are usually very boring from a walking point of view. Continue reading
161a Portishead
What a surprise to find Portisbury Marina looking so attractive. I knew the old power station had been demolished, but was expecting an industrial complex or a decaying wasteland. Continue reading
160 Clevedon to Portishead
This isn’t exactly a wild coastal footpath – and I don’t know whether to be relieved at the prospect of an easy walk or disappointed by the tameness of the route. Continue reading
159pm Kewstoke to Clevedon
There are swans on the river, birds in the sky, and – if I block out the drone of traffic on the nearby M5 – I could be in the middle of nowhere. But in the next field, everything goes horribly wrong.
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159am Kewstoke to Clevedon
Why is it so difficult to walk to Clevedon? Motorways and rivers must be crossed. Footpaths let me down. I’m forced to abandon Plan A and Plan B.
Will Plan C succeed? Continue reading
158 Kewstoke, Sand Point and Middle Hope
I discover the unexpectedly beautiful Sand Point, on a peninsula called Middle Hope, a place of strange rocks and ancient remains. Continue reading
