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 […]
Tag Archives: travel
388 Salen to Glenborrodale
I fall in love with Loch Sunart, again. Continue reading
387 pm Strontian to Salen
The road goes on and on, and up and down, and on and on. Continue reading
387am Strontian to Salen
I spot a couple of white-tailed birds, and prove I’ll never be a wildlife photographer. Continue reading
386 Laudale House to Strontian
I walk along a serene Loch Sunart, and spot a sea otter. Continue reading
385pm Kinlochteacuis to Laudale House
I walk along the shore of beautiful Loch Sunart, and worry about getting back to my car before darkness falls. Continue reading
385am Kinlochteacuis to Laudale House
I start out on a long, hard walk, and am warned to look out for seagulls. Continue reading
384 Doirlinn (almost) to Kinlochteacuis
A day of highs and lows, when I’m forced to break my rule number 3. Continue reading
383 Drimnin to Doirlinn
I follow the track through a bleak landscape, haunted by the ghosts of victims of the clearances. Continue reading
382 Wishing Stone to Drimnin
I walk a lonely road to Drimnin, and pick up a temporary companion. Continue reading
381 Lochaline to the Wishing Stone
I miss the bus, avoid The Beasts, and end up at a Wishing Stone. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 