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 […]
Tag Archives: coast
167a Newport
I think you can tell a great deal about a place by looking at its graffiti. And the number of illicit rubbish tips. Continue reading
166 Goldcliff to Newport Wetlands
Today I have a close encounter with Welsh mud, discover a Cyberman factory and am disappointed by a closed pub. 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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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
156a Burnham-on-sea to Brean
The waves look as if they are made from frothy chocolate. On the brown sands I meet Beagle hounds, airplane flyers, and a solitary kite surfer. Continue reading
153 Stert Point to Bridgwater (River Parrett Trail)
I struggle through long grass, walk along a muddy river, past clyce and pills, and have several close encounters with cattle. Continue reading
152a Kilve Pill to Hinkley Point
There is something rather intimidating about walking alongside these fierce fences. CCTV cameras track every step I make Continue reading
151 Watchet to Quantock’s Head and Kilve Pill
I walk along amazing shore platforms, along a coastline famous for oil, fossils and dinosaur bones. I trespass through a holiday camp, lose the coastal path and find it again in a wood, and discover a mysterious story book. Continue reading
150b Dunster to Watchet
A windy walk into Watchet. I lose my way, lose my hat, discover everything is closed, but manage to catch my steam train. Continue reading
