Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Winfield’s Award
Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
We can’t walk on footpaths as blocked by cattle in Lower Weare Somerset
Incident number: 1216 Response ID: 318,553,250 Date of incident: 23.11.25 Location: Lower Weare, Somerset, the public foot path just by the primary school, 2nd field in, (what 3 words /// lurching.truly.relocated) Status: Single walker with dog on lead on PROW Gino’s story “The first field by the school sometimes has female cows, the next field […]
Trampling Incident involving serious injuries In Dorset. (Near Morden)
Incident number: 1215 Response ID: 318,377,455 Date of incident: 6.11.25 Location: Near Morden, Dorset, (WTW ref is chuckling.pounces.pianists) Status: Between 3 to 5 people with dogs on lead on PROW Michael’s story “We were on the public bridleway that crosses the field onto Wareham heath. Cattle and calves were about 50 meters away and peaceful. […]
A terrifying experience that could have been a lot worse
Incident number: 1213 Response ID: 317,470,880 Date of incident: 26.10.25 Location: Footpath near the town of Eye in Suffolk, a few fields away from the playing field/par Status: Two people with dog on lead on PROW Holly’s story “Footpath we were following passed through a field with cows in. My husband went in first on […]
Tag Archives: marsh
505b Melvich to nearly Reay
I head off the beaten track, pass un-named lochs, and leave Mackay Country behind. Continue reading
503b Armadale Bay to Strathy
I endure a long boring slog through MAMFA country. Continue reading
460 East Halton to Goxhill Haven
A walk through murk and gloom, with plenty of mysteries. Continue reading
457 am Tetney Lock to Cleethorpes
After an anxiety-ridden bus ride, I walk the wide beaches and marshes to Cleethorpes. Continue reading
456am Donna Nook to Tetney Lock
Navigating diversions and sea banks, I look for a disappearing beach. Continue reading
455a Saltfleet to Donna Nook
I wade through watery marsh, and walk along a sea wall. Continue reading
303 Dumfries to New Abbey
I stomp through a marsh, startle a deer, hear a woodpecker, and arrive at a sweetheart abbey. Continue reading
301 Brow Well to Glencaple
Road, road, and yet more boring old road. But the trip up Ward Law hill makes it all worthwhile. Continue reading
300 Annan to Clarencefield
I discover Core Paths, and the perils of Scottish pronunciation. Continue reading
297 Glasson to Carlisle
I follow an invisible Hadrian’s Wall, scramble through marshes and reach the banks of Eden. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 