Keeping our footpaths safe for walkers
If you have been scared or injured by cattle while walking in the countryside of England or Wales, this is the place for you. Firstly, you are NOT alone. Look around the site and read other people's stories, and feel free to contact us with your own story. In fact, we strongly urge all walkers who... Continue Reading →
Recently a farmer emailed our group and we felt that he had some useful discussion points that we could empathise with and wanted to share some of his thoughts. Obviously we don’t agree with all of the points but here starts the dialogue. We have always been up for collaboration in our quest to keep... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 838 Response ID: 301,224,274 Date: 13.04.24 Location: Bures, Suffolk. Between Smallbridge and Bures Road on the St Stephen's Chapel, Bures Dragon hiking loop. Jennifer said that two of them had been walking in the above location with no dog. In her words. “Cows came quickly over from the other side of the field,... Continue Reading →
You may have heard Adrian Chiles’s radio programme discussing the safety of walking through fields of cattle, if not then head this way - Adrian Chiles - 04/04/2024 - BBC Sounds . Neither the animal behaviourist nor the representative from the NFU on the programme arrived at any conclusions about how we should behave to... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 835 Response ID: 300,776,430 Date: 11/08/2015 Location: Hartsop near Patterdale in the Lake District In her own words …….. “It was the first day or our holiday. My husband had gone cycling. My brother and I were walking through a field with cows in the distance, I put the dog on the lead... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 831 Response ID: 300,626,483 Date: 30/03/24 Location: Llanfwrog, Anglesey. Here is a precise what3words address branch.starlight.hillsides Gary and his wife were walking on a public right of way in the location above with their small dog on a lead when they came upon a single cow with a farmer. In his words “The... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 829 Response ID: 300,231,660 Date: 21.03.24 Location: High Spen, Tyne and Wear (grid ref: NZ 13484 60569) Guy was walking with on a circular country walk with a friend and his dog. Part of the route included the Tyne and Wear Heritage Trail, a major rambling route clearly marked on the OS App... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 826 Response ID: Date: 30.06.23 Location: Public walk behind Otter (before reaching Spriddlestone ) in Brixton, Plymouth, Devon May’s Story: I was walking on my own without a dog when I saw a group of cows on the public walk that goes across the field, so I tried to walk around them. Good... Continue Reading →
Incident number: 825 Response ID: 296,105,674 Date: 20.12.23 Location: Between Lewes and Kingston, East Sussex Rachael’s story: I was running on my own without a dog on a public right of way. I saw some bullocks on the hill. They appeared very restless and were locking horns and sparring. Despite giving them a very wide... Continue Reading →
Report number 819 Date of incident 15/11/23 Site of incident 55°10.536'N, 2°24.589'W What3words ///scrambles.wiring.urgent Kielder Forest, Northumberland No dogs, 2 people The cows were feeding close to the entrance of the field as we approached the gate. The young cows were spooked by us as we approached and the mother cow was then standing her... Continue Reading →
Report number: 818 Date of incident: 11/9/2023 Site of incident: near Tintagel, Cornwall We were following a footpath through farmland and went over a stile and the next footpath was directly ahead following the hedge line. Unfortunately, right at the other end of the field, directly in front of the stile was the herd of... Continue Reading →
Report number 815 Date of incident 31/8/2023 Site of incident: On Bungay Common next to the River Waveney on the edge of Bungay town, SuffolkI had been for a swim in the River Waveney, I went through the gate that is at the end of the footbridge, onto the common, there was a herd of... Continue Reading →
Response ID 294,721,170 Report number 820 When: 24/11/23 Where: Meadow Lane, Yoxall, Burton on Trent (52.7570756, -1.7784786) My mum and I were walking on a public footpath with dogs on leads. There was a group of cows with calves on the other side of a large field, they were a way off and we weren't... Continue Reading →
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