Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Are more field exits a solution to escape from aggressive cattle?
Report: 1243 Date: 14/5/26 Location: The incident happened on the Dales Way. In the field between the railway line on Lambrook Beck and the Beck houses. This field is in the Dales Way between Sedbergh and Burneside. Rajiv’s post: We were walking on a public footpath on the Dales Way when our path was blocked […]
Cows and walkers – no dogs, but walks spoiled
We published a post recently about being careful while planning new walking routes for fear of meeting cattle Ensuring Safety on a Walking Holiday: Cattle Management – Cattle Safety . This fear is not unusual, and is well founded, we have hundreds of reports where walkers have been frightened or hurt. Below are three recent […]
Cyclist on bridleway threatened by cattle
Report number: 1244 Date: 15/5/26Location: Greywell Hill Estate. Nr Odiham Hampshire. ///reverses.motel.ambitions 1 person no dog Graham’s report: “I was following the bridleway on a bicycle. The cows were 50 yards away from me, I was moving away from them when they came running towards me. Aggressively charging me, pawing the ground with their hooves. […]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Rainy day
Nothing happened today. Continue reading
Rehabilitation: getting back to normality…
I wanted my old life back… but it was going to take time. And I faced the dreaded post-treatment tests. Continue reading
Recovery: onwards and upwards…
Convalescence: I take longer walks, restart my car, visit the seaside, and take a tram ride. Continue reading
Recovery: the long road back…
I used to tell my patients it took 6 weeks for a wound to heal completely… I needed to be patient. Continue reading
Treatment: the downhill slide…
It is a full-time job being a cancer patient. And things get worse before they get better. Continue reading
A Nasty Shock: and a diagnosis…
I wasn’t expecting the diagnosis. This only happened to little old men who smoke heavily and drink too much… Continue reading
Last Munro, and I return home
I nearly make it to the top, but I’m too tired for the final push, and I return home early. Continue reading
518 Rest Day: John o’Groats boat trip
I go on a bird-watching boat trip… but will I finally see a puffin? Continue reading
Rest Day: Tongue camp site
It’s raining…. a good day to stay in the camp site and do my laundry. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 