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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Ensuring Safety on a Walking Holiday: Cattle Management

We all have a right to walk safely along footpaths, and we can’t predict which cattle will be aggressive.
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 […]
Tag Archives: rain
530 Littleferry to Skelbo
I have a miserable walk in the rain, survive a near-death experience involving bullocks, and discover my van has NOT been stolen. Continue reading
Rest Day: Tongue camp site
It’s raining…. a good day to stay in the camp site and do my laundry. Continue reading
490 Road to Rhiconich
I follow diversions and get damp in the rain. Continue reading
477 Drumrunie to Clach Mor
I walk in the rain. Continue reading
471 lay-by through Dundonnell Forest to lay-by
I follow a road through beautiful valleys, and watch the rain on the mountains. Continue reading
466am Mellon Charles to Aultbea
I look like a wandering ghost in the misty landscape. Continue reading
433 Annat, Torridon to Inveralligin
I’m glad to be back in Scotland… but, oh, the rain! Continue reading
400 Kinlochmoidart to Glenuig
A day of drizzle and disappointment. Continue reading
395 Singing Sands (Gortenfern) to Arivegaig
I walk with my umbrella in the rain, and look out for explosives. Continue reading
309 Auchencairn to Dundrennan
It’s Easter Sunday. And so… of course… it’s raining. I decide to go for a short walk today, my hubby will go for a short bike ride, and we’ll enjoy a lazy afternoon together. There are no obvious paths along the coast, … Continue reading

