Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Winfield’s Award
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: 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) 