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 […]
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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
341 Whiting Bay to Kildonan
I take the high road and visit a magnificent waterfall and giant graves. 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
336 pm Stevenston to Ardrossan
Beach walking in brilliant sunshine, and then a grand marina. Continue reading
336a Irvine to Stevenston
I follow a multitasking path, meet some foreign invaders, and discover a secret beach. Continue reading
335 Troon to Irvine
There’s a fretful wildness to the weather, and my umbrella bobs and bounces. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 