Keeping our footpaths safe for walkers
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: 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 →
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 →
292,890,420 Report Number 806 Date: 21/10/23 Where: Cheddar gorge , Black Rock walk , grid ref: ST482546 for car park at start of walk Who was involved: 2 walkers , no dog, single black cow with a calf We were walking along the footpath and a lone cow and calf were coming towards us. As... Continue Reading →
Not an experience I would wish on anybody! For me, I was completely unaware that this kind of thing happens, and happens far more frequently than you think!
Update on Julie's story: Subject: 2 cow attacks 24.8.23 & 1.1.24 on Totley Moor near Sheffield Julie has recontacted our team after reading of a recent attack in the same area she was attacked - the link to a press report of the attack follows: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-left-with-broken-leg-after-being-attacked-by-cow-while-out-dog-walking-in-yorkshire/ar-AA1mmi68 Julie say "Having read today of another woman being attacked... Continue Reading →
My story begins on September 1 2023. At about eleven in the morning I set out to walk along a stretch of the Wales Coast Path between Kidwelly and Pembrey in Carmarthenshire. Whilst walking along what is known locally as Bank y Lord, I noticed that the path was blocked by cattle – a mixture of adults and young. I had two dogs with me and knowing that dogs can spook cattle with their young, I dropped down from the bank on to the muddy flood plain and took a wide ‘walking arc’ around the cattle.
"Land with footpaths crossing it should not contain cattle"
I suffered multiple serious injuries: fractures to neck, pelvis, arms, ribs and internal damage.
15 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and nearly strangled.
I ended up with 6 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a 7cm deep tear to my liver.
By the time we saw the calf... it was too late.
Killer Cows 