Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
John was nearly killed by cows, HSE decide that a few signs will make this safe for future walkers.
Report: 1284 Date: 02/08/21 Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire. On footpath from East Whirlaw Farm to Style Road. Approximate map reference 255 936 on OS Map OL21 Single careful walker, no dog John’s report: “I skirted around a group of cows as I walked downhill, but a number of the calves started to follow me. After […]
This walker says they will never cross a field of cows again after incident on Welsh coastal path
Incident number: 1286 Date of incident: 14.07.26 Location: Welsh Coast Path in the Vale of Glamorgan heading west from Cwm Nash towards Dunraven. Status: Lone walker with no dog on PRoW Charles’s story “I was walking across the fields along the clifftop on the Wales Coast Path. In the second field there was a large […]
A broken arm after being headbutted by cow near to Exeter canal at Turf Lock
Incident number: 1285 Date of incident: 04.07.26 Location: Exminster footpath 3, between RSPB land and the Exeter Canal at Turf Lock. Status: Group of walkers (between 3 and 5) with no dog on PRoW Roger’s account of the incident “We were walking back to the RSPB footpath, ant 8pm, after a meal at the Turf […]
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) 