Ruth Livingstone
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Miley and his wife have to wade across a stream to escape cattle.
Incident number 1305Date: 30.08.26Site: Public footpath alongside of Egglestone Abbey near Barnard Castle. County Durham.Bull with cows and calves (Comment: very large brown cattle with small horns.)2 walkers with dog on a lead. Miley’s Report: “We were walking from woods towards grasslands alongside Egglestone Abbey. This was the only route back to the gate onto […]
Cows chase walkers AGAIN on Sussex Ouse Valley way
Incident number 1303Date: 31.5.26Site: Between Lewes and Hamsey on the river footpath BN7I dog, on a lead, 2 walkers Description: “Chased by cows on footpath, not for the first time here but very scary. Our dog froze in panic making getting away from cows near impossible.We reported it to the council who have replied saying […]
Cows with calves roaming freely around Hare Hill
Incident number 1301Date: 24.05.26Site: Roughly this: What3words:Punctuate.Otter.Fronted. Near Over Alderley, Hare Hill permissive path. 1 dog on lead, 3 walkers. RH’s report: “We were just walking and suddenly a group of cattle burst out of a field (from nowhere) and moved around us, not charging but getting quite close, agitated and shifting around restlessly with […]
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395 Singing Sands (Gortenfern) to Arivegaig
I walk with my umbrella in the rain, and look out for explosives. Continue reading
394 Ockle to Singing Sands (Gortenfern)
The landscape ahead is a messy jumble. Rocky fingers reach out into the water like a giant set of talons. Continue reading
393 Achateny to Kilmory and Ockle
I stroll along the road to Ockle. Continue reading
392 Port Eigin-aig to Achateny
I tramp across a boggy landscape. Like Frodo through Mordor. Continue reading
391 Kilchoan to Glendrian and Port Eigin-aig
I enter ‘the ring of fire’ and nearly get lost, again. Continue reading
390pm Portuairk to Sanna and Kilchoan
[This walk was completed on the 13th April 2019] I don’t want to leave Portuairk, but know I must press on. I nearly miss the rustic wooden sign that points the way to Sanna.
390am Kilchoan to Portuairk
I walk along a windswept valley, and reach a tropical beach. Continue reading
389 pm Glenmore to Kilchoan
I walk across wild terrain, and wrestle with fences. Continue reading
389 am Glenmore to Kilchoan
I find the perfect view-point, and then arrive at a dilemma. Continue reading
388 (afternoon) Borrowdale to Glenmore
I pass a distillery, eat cake in a café, and climb up Silver Hill. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 