Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Winfield’s Award
Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Experienced walker attacked on Dartmoor asks – are cows more belligerent?
Report number: 1297 Date: 16/08/26 Location: Next to Vitifer Mine Carpark (on the B3212) just down the road from the Warren House Inn, Dartmoor, Devon. Close to ///pairings.always.survey. Warren House Inn, Postbridge, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6TA Terri’s report: “It was around 9.30am. I was walking up the hill from Warren House Inn to recce the […]
Family escape from aggressive cattle over barbed wire fence
Report: 1296 Date: 18/07/26 Location: 52.2403290, -1.3127479 Just looked up on map and copied from Google maps. It was on a footpath going towards Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire. Kirsty’s Report: “We were walking across a field with cows in the far distant corner, a long way from where we were and we noticed they […]
Devon or Staffs; dog or no dog; near misses with cows happen – they need fencing off
Report: 1291 Date: 3/8/26 Location: Cullompton, highbanks, Devon. W3W ///relocated.waters.request 2 walkers, no dog Single cow, ? Charolais Report: “We were walking along the opposite side of the field next to the bushes, the cows were down by the river. They had moved around a bit, but they weren’t near us and we weren’t near […]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
498 Cape Wrath
I get to Cape Wrath! But it turns out to be an anti-climax for a number of reasons… Continue reading
441 King’s Lynn Revisited
King’s Lynn is where I started my walk 11 years ago. Now, I’m back… Continue reading
Interlude: a tale of two infections
How a couple of tiny wee beasties scuppered my walking plans. Continue reading
412 part 4 – Kylerhea Ferry
I watch a tiny ferry leave the dock – and can barely believe my eyes. Continue reading
380 Kingairloch to Lochaline (abandoned)
I’d forgotten about the horseflies. Continue reading
377 (eve)
I confess the reason for my tardiness and tiredness. Continue reading
246 aftermath – a day off
It’s probably a stress fracture from walking too much, or a myeloma or an osteosarcoma or a malignant secondary cancer from somewhere or… Continue reading
3rd Place, in the Best Outdoor Blog category!
Thank you to everyone who supported me by voting for my coastal walking blog. Continue reading
Will you vote for my blog?
I was surprised and pleased to be nominated for a GO Outdoors blog award. If you feel you can vote for this blog – please go ahead!
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