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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Devon or Staffs; dog or no dog; near misses with cows happen – they need fencing off

Report: 1291 Date: 3/8/26 Location: Cullompton, highbanks, Devon. W3W ///relocated.waters.request 2 walkers, no dog Single cow, ? Charolais Report: “We were walking along the opposite side of the field next to the bushes, the cows were down by the river. They had moved around a bit, but they weren’t near us and we weren’t near […]
Boisterous cattle on the Cotswold Way stop walkers following the path.

Incident number: 1290Date: 2/8/26Site: On the Cotswold Way public footpath at Sands Farm (between Dyrham and Pennsylvania/ (Cold Ashton) just before where the Cotswold Way crosses Gorse Lane. The very approximate coordinates are 51.468770,-2.378849.Type of cow: Boisterous group of young cattle.2 walkers, no dog. Report: “At approximately 12:00 noon, Sunday 2nd August 2026, my mother […]
Cows with calves across major walking route

Incident number 1287Date: 26.07.26Site: Winnats Pass loop trail2 walkers and dog (on lead) Report: “The cows were stood next to the gate we needed to get through, as my friend and her dog carefully passed them to get through the gate a cow turned to her and began walking fast towards her, it’s head was […]
Tag Archives: The Wash
447am Frampton Marsh to Boston
I nearly see a very rare bird, take a wrong turn, and am stopped by a diversion. Continue reading
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Tagged bittern, footpath diversion, hiking, photography, The Wash
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446 Fosdyke Bridge to Frampton Marsh
[This walk was completed on the 8th July, 2021] Glad to be back on my coastal trek, I hide my bike behind the hull of an old boat. It’s in a ramshackle yard, beside Fosdyke Bridge. The bridge itself is … Continue reading
445 Holbeach St Matthew to Fosdyke Bridge
Apart from the cows and the swan, there really isn’t much to look at. Continue reading
444 Gedney Drove End to Holbeach St Matthew
I ignore a red flag and walk the perimeter of a danger zone. Continue reading
443 Sutton Bridge to Gedney Drove End
I follow a river bank through marsh and mud, and suffer a terrible bout of hay fever. Continue reading
442 Ongar Hill to Sutton Bridge
I avoid bullocks, spot some wildlife – and a doughnut – and end up at a famous lighthouse. Continue reading

