Keeping our footpaths safe for walkers
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 →
Incident number: 760 Response number: 289,034,458 31st May 2023 Location: Brown Knowl Cheshire Two of us were walking on a public right of way with no dogs. When getting within 50 metres of a bullock which was in a herd of other bullocks, it started to growl (it really sounded like a lion!) It lowered... Continue Reading →
Killer Cows receives many varied reports of aggressive and scary behaviour by cattle, and several of our recently reported incidents are posted below. There does not seem to be one type of breed that is safer and we cannot assume that because cattle did not react the last time we walked through their field, they... Continue Reading →
Response ID 291,908,092, Report number 792 Date of incident: 12/09/23 no dog lone walker I was walking on my own on a footpath on the north side of the stream which flows east to Fordingbridge from beyond Rockbourne. I entered the large field by a stile at the east end with the exit stile at... Continue Reading →
19th August 2023 The two of us were walking with our dog on the lead on one of the local footpath routes in a popular spot for both locals and tourists. The bullocks had been occupying a field at the start of the walk for weeks and had always been docile/ not interested on previous... Continue Reading →
Read the tales of cattle incidents - bitten walkers, charged at golfers, stampeded schoolchildren, scared tourists
One of us is still suffering from an injured back.
The saw us - and charged across the field.
Had he tripped, it could have been fatal.
I was terrified, and couldn't find my dog anywhere.
Killer Cows 