Ruth Livingstone
My book: Walking the English Coast
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Killer Cows: Cattle Safety
Are more field exits a solution to escape from aggressive cattle?
Report: 1243 Date: 14/5/26 Location: The incident happened on the Dales Way. In the field between the railway line on Lambrook Beck and the Beck houses. This field is in the Dales Way between Sedbergh and Burneside. Rajiv’s post: We were walking on a public footpath on the Dales Way when our path was blocked […]
Cows and walkers – no dogs, but walks spoiled
We published a post recently about being careful while planning new walking routes for fear of meeting cattle Ensuring Safety on a Walking Holiday: Cattle Management – Cattle Safety . This fear is not unusual, and is well founded, we have hundreds of reports where walkers have been frightened or hurt. Below are three recent […]
Cyclist on bridleway threatened by cattle
Report number: 1244 Date: 15/5/26Location: Greywell Hill Estate. Nr Odiham Hampshire. ///reverses.motel.ambitions 1 person no dog Graham’s report: “I was following the bridleway on a bicycle. The cows were 50 yards away from me, I was moving away from them when they came running towards me. Aggressively charging me, pawing the ground with their hooves. […]
Tag Archives: trekking
330 Glenapp to Ballantrae
I meet feral goats, a shrieking peregrine falcon, and startle a baby fawn. Oh… and more cows. Continue reading
319 Port William to Glenluce
A day of road walking and drama. I meet an angry cyclist, exhausted hikers, and an abandoned boy. Continue reading
252 am Conwy to Llandudno
My B&B hosts told me the town of Conwy marks the end of Wales and the Welsh language. And from now on I rarely hear a word of Welsh spoken. Continue reading
250 (pm) Bangor to Aber
My Artist in Residence delivers some incredible photographs of today’s wonderful walk. Continue reading
249 Glan-yr-Afon to Beaumaris
Anglesey really should do something about all these access-denied areas. I haven’t come across a more privately-owned and walker-unfriendly stretch of coastline since the New Forest. Continue reading
245 Amlwch to City Dulas
I walk in the fading light of the evening – and meet nobody, apart from several peaceful sheep and one belligerent cow. Continue reading
243 Llanfaethlu to Cemaes
Anglesey is full of surprises. I round a corner and come across a wonderful little bar of beach. Continue reading
242 Llanfachraeth to Llanfaethlu
I wait for the rain to stop and set off for a walk in dull weather along nameless bays. Continue reading
241b Holyhead to Llanfachraeth
I discover the path along the shore is not really a path at all. It’s an ankle-twisting scramble over rocks, pebbles and loose shingle. Continue reading
239a Valley to Silver Bay
I cross over onto Holy Island and take a wrong turn, before arriving at a shimmering silver beach. Continue reading
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 