Keeping our footpaths safe for walkers
On the 26th September, 2020, my husband and I were on a footpath in Gloucestershire. We were walking along the Wye River heading from Brockweir to Bigsweir, on the St Briavel's side of the river. We were in a field at the bend of the river (co-ordinates on google map: 51.729914, -2.686725). Our dog, a... Continue Reading →
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 →
By the time we saw the calf... it was too late.
A pleasant walk was turned into a nightmare.
I constantly relive the nightmare... the flashbacks are utterly terrifying and extremely distressing.
The animal charged my wife... crushing her chest with its head.
The cow veered around my husband, and threw me to the ground.
I was just crouching in horror.
I had to wait for help in a bush.
We had to throw our 3 year old over the fence.
Suddenly, the cow put its head down and ran at me.
A cow charged straight at my ten-year-old son.
