Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Andy meets an aggressive group of bullocks
Report 1225 Response ID 328,980,041 Location Footpath between Clwyd gate and farm Plas-y-Nant, nearest large town, Ruthin. Approx grid ref SJ155584, in field just out of woods, exit gate was further obstructed by electric fence. Single walker, no dog, encounters an aggressive group of bullocks Andy’s Report: “Leaving gate from the wood and progressing towards […]
Charged at by cattle
Report 1224 Response ID 328,834,077 Location: Doynton High Street – field off footpath up the steps on the right when leaving the village along the High Street Date 07/03/26 Katie’s report: “I entered the field with my dog on a short lead, I did not see any cows. As I walked into the field and […]
Lack of public safety on SW Coastal Path
Report 1223 Response ID 328,818,368 Date of incident 5/3/26 Location South West coastal Path – south of Hartland Quay towards Speke’s Mill. What 3 words “qualified.shave.digested” North Devon coast. Zoe’s Report: “Arriving at the gate on my return journey I was surprised to see cows there. I entered slowly and both dogs were by my […]
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195 Pembroke to Milford Haven
I was anticipating an urban walk through an industrial landscape. But the path turns out to be very rural in nature. Continue reading
194 Angle to Pembroke
I set off anticipating industrial wastelands and high fences, but was proved wrong. Continue reading
193pm Castlemartin to West Angle Bay
The path is rugged. It plunges down into little valleys and climbs up to the top again. Sometimes there are steps, sometimes just a rocky scramble. Continue reading
193am Bosherston to Castlemartin
A pleasant amble through fields around the artillery range, where I suffer from hay fever and wet feet. I survive machine gun fire and am almost hit… by an empty coke tin. Continue reading
192 Stackpole and Bosherston
The bus driver is highly critical of my plans. Why am I walking to Castlemartin on a Thursday? I should wait until Saturday. Continue reading
191 Manorbier to Stackpole Quay
Today is one of those glorious summer days you dream about, with hardly a cloud in the sky. I enjoy Swanlake and Barafundle Bay, before getting into a panic about missing the bus. Continue reading
190 Tenby to Manorbier
Everybody I meet stops for a chat. And everyone warns me about the thunderstorms. But I get distracted by a couple of rare choughs. Continue reading
189 (pm) Amroth to Tenby
I start along the famous Pembrokeshire Coast Path and discover I’m following the International Appalachian Way. After stumbling through hellish tunnels, I walk among twisting trees and take a wrong turn down to a secret beach.
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189 (am) Pendine to Amroth
A high pressure system from Africa has settled on the UK like a hot blanket. I misjudge the difficulty of the path and the effects of the strange weather. Continue reading
188 pm Laugharne to Pendine
I follow Dylan Thomas’s Birthday Walk and find a very mysterious inscription. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 