Ruth Livingstone
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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. […]
Tag Archives: bluebells
541am Cromarty to Rosemarkie
A lovely walk through fields of sheep and woodland. Continue reading
523 Dunbeath to Berriedale
Road walking, with some great views. Continue reading
Posted in 25. North East Scotland
Tagged bluebells, hiking, photography, scotland, travel
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321 Sandhead to Drummore
Bluebells and cormorants. An easy walk along the shore to reach the southernmost shop in Scotland. Continue reading
316 pm Wigtown to Garlieston
I am completely blissed out by bluebells, bluebells, and more bluebells. Continue reading
Posted in 19 Dumfries and Galloway
Tagged bluebells, hiking, photography, travel, woodland
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316 am Wigtown to Garlieston
Beside a disused airfield, I listen to Bruce Springsteen playing in a cattle shed, and find my own bovine fan club. Continue reading
312 Brighouse Bay to Gatehouse of Fleet
I lose my bearings and my confidence. Will I miss the last bus home? Continue reading
311 Kirkcudbright to Brighouse Bay
Bluebell woods and beautiful bays. But I end up wracked with guilt… Continue reading
Posted in 19 Dumfries and Galloway
Tagged bluebells, hiking, photography, scotland, travel
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310 pm Dundrennan ranges to Kirkcudbright
The rocks below me look as if they’ve been sculpted by a crazy giant wielding a serrated knife.
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Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 