I made it to the stile just in time.
Alison’s story: sprint to the stile
A Tale of Three Walks: close encounters with cattle.
cornered by herds of cattle
Chris’s Story: a scary encounter with cows and a bull
The bull appeared in front of the gate... about two metres away.
Charged by a cow.
It was charging directly at us!
Maria’s story: scary encounter with an unsettled cow
One of the cows started to run towards me.
Gemma’s Story: a stand-off with an aggressive cow.
I was petrified - the cow was about to charge me.
Steve W: two more close encounters with cattle
The herd put out "spotters" to look for me.
Steve W: two cattle encounters on the Pennine Way
I yelled "STOP" in a loud voice.
Charlotte’s Story: My mother was threatened by a bullock
I have never seen cattle behave in this way.
Shropshire lass: stampeding bullocks
I heard thundering hooves...
Tracey’s story: chased by stampeding cattle.
We could hear the cattle were building up speed behind us.
David’s story: several frightening encounters with cattle.
In the summer of 2015, I was walking with my wife along part of the Wales Coast Path in Carmarthenshire, not far from St Clears. As we approached a field (Fox Hole Farm), we saw approximately 30 dairy cattle. They were all cows, with no calves and no bull. The path followed a diagonal route... Continue Reading →
