Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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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. […]
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Kingairloch (pm)
A gentle climb along an empty road. All goes well, until I’m attacked… Continue reading
379 Inversanda to Kingairloch (am)
I walk past lochans, and meet a crippled calf on a beautiful coastal road. Continue reading
378 Corran Ferry to Inversanda
[Note: this walk took place on the 27th June 2018] We’re having an unusually warm summer this year in the UK, and in Scotland I wake up to a beautiful, sunny day, with barely a cloud in the sky. I … Continue reading
377 Corran Ferry to Camusnagaul
From one ferry to another, this was a strangely dispiriting walk. Continue reading
376 Kentallen to the Corran Ferry
The cycle route starts off well, but later turns nasty. Continue reading
375 Duror to Kentallen
A circular walk, where I meet a belligerent dragonfly and a host of yellow ducks. Continue reading
374pm to Duror
I walk through magical woodland, and find the ruins of a fairy house. Continue reading
374 Appin to The Highlands
I follow a cycle track and reach the Highlands. Continue reading
373pm Port Appin to Appin
I discover Castle Stalker, and cross the Jubilee Bridge. Continue reading
373am Barcaldine to Port Appin
I catch the school bus, walk through giant trees, and spend some time looking backwards. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 