Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Winfield’s Award
Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Pip encounters a dangerous herd on the Welsh Coastal Path
Response ID: 328,436,497 Report number: 1222 Location: Ceredigion Coast Path (part of the Wales Coast Path) between Gwbert & Mwnt Date: 04/02/26 2 walkers, no dog, meet about 40 Welsh Black bullocks Pips report: “On the return stretch of our walk we encountered extremely treacherous terrain and a herd of about 40 Welsh Black bullocks […]
Frightened walker asks “Surely the footpath could be fenced off just like it had been done leading up to this section?”
Incident number:1220 Response ID: 328,248,081 Location: Back Forest Farm, River Dane, near Wincle & DaneBridge, Peak District ///wasps.promote.homelands Date 26/01/26 Single walker, no dog SY’s Report: “I was heading back to DaneBridge/Wincle from Gradbach/Black Forest. I’d walked by Back Forest Farm along the path between their fields and came to a gate/stile. As I crossed […]
This walker was rescued by a kind person from Denston Hall
Incident number: 1218 Response ID: 320,795,463 Date of incident: 29.12.2025 Location: Below Denston Hall, Denston Suffolk Status: Lone walker with dog on lead on PROW L.Cooper’s story “I saw a group of cows ahead and waited to see if they would move. As I couldn’t get past without going near to them I backtracked and […]
Tag Archives: hiking
346 pm Sannox to Brodick
The day ends with a rainbow. Continue reading
346 am Sannox to Brodick
I see fake ships, and seals, and sheep, and contemplate mountain climbing. Continue reading
345 Imachar to Lochranza
A day of skeletons and graveyards… oh, and beautiful views. Continue reading
344 Blackwaterfoot to Imachar
It’s one of those perfect moments. The day is full of promise, and I’m filled with a happy energy. Continue reading
343 Lagg to Blackwaterfoot
I come across cows, seals and a lost kitten. Then the heavens open… Continue reading
342 Kildonan to Lagg
I survive mud and midges, walking the coast of Arran on a beautiful day. Continue reading
340 Lamlash to Whiting Bay
Wooden walkways, slippery rocks, and a painful tumble. Continue reading
339 Brodick to Lamlash
I cross over to Arran, where clouds gather over the mountains, but the sea is tropical. Continue reading
338 Fairlie to Wemyss Bay
I take the low road, and struggle with fatigue. Continue reading
337 Ardrossan to Fairlie
Wonderful beaches, a scary nuclear power station, and a silly argument. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 