Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Winfield’s Award
Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Ensuring Safety on a Walking Holiday: Cattle Management
We all have a right to walk safely along footpaths, and we can’t predict which cattle will be aggressive.
Andy meets an aggressive group of bullocks
Report 1225 Response ID 328,980,041 Location Footpath between Clwyd gate and farm Plas-y-Nant, nearest large town, Ruthin. Approx grid ref SJ155584, in field just out of woods, exit gate was further obstructed by electric fence. Single walker, no dog, encounters an aggressive group of bullocks Andy’s Report: “Leaving gate from the wood and progressing towards […]
Charged at by cattle
Report 1224 Response ID 328,834,077 Location: Doynton High Street – field off footpath up the steps on the right when leaving the village along the High Street Date 07/03/26 Katie’s report: “I entered the field with my dog on a short lead, I did not see any cows. As I walked into the field and […]
Category Archives: 16 Anglesey and North Wales
250 (am) Beaumaris to Bangor
I say goodbye to wonderful Anglesey, and walk through Bangor, a seaside town without a seaside. Continue reading
249 Glan-yr-Afon to Beaumaris
Anglesey really should do something about all these access-denied areas. I haven’t come across a more privately-owned and walker-unfriendly stretch of coastline since the New Forest. Continue reading
248 Red Wharf Bay to Glan-yr-afon
This coastal landscape reminds me of Norfolk. It’s a patchwork quilt of flat-topped islands threaded through with channels of sluggish water. Continue reading
247 Moelfre to Red Wharf Bay
I limp along, and develop hay fever to add to my misery. But at least I’m staggering on. Continue reading
246 City Dulas to Moelfre
I do some minor trespassing, discover a pretty beach, and learn about a tragic shipwreck. Continue reading
245 Amlwch to City Dulas
I walk in the fading light of the evening – and meet nobody, apart from several peaceful sheep and one belligerent cow. Continue reading
244 Cemaes to Amlwch
The next section of walk is one of the best on Anglesey, in my opinion. It is as scenic and unspoilt as South Stack, but with far fewer visitors. Continue reading
243 Llanfaethlu to Cemaes
Anglesey is full of surprises. I round a corner and come across a wonderful little bar of beach. Continue reading
242 Llanfachraeth to Llanfaethlu
I wait for the rain to stop and set off for a walk in dull weather along nameless bays. Continue reading
241b Holyhead to Llanfachraeth
I discover the path along the shore is not really a path at all. It’s an ankle-twisting scramble over rocks, pebbles and loose shingle. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 