Keeping our footpaths safe for walkers
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 →
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 →
Response ID 293,950,292 Report Number 817 When: 12/11/23 Where: Middleton in Teesdale https://explore.osmaps.com/pin?lat=54.62293999898196&lon=-2.0963386011188163&zoom=16 There was a group of cows with calves in the field, at the far end. I had my dog on a lead as we walked through the field. I was on a public footpath, walking through the field and a group of... Continue Reading →
Response ID 293,300,682 Report number 811 Date of the attack: 24/10/24 Where: Southgate, Nr Swansea I was walking along Southgate Road, which is a public road with houses on one side, my dog was on a lead beside me. As I turned the bend a group of 5/6 cows were walking on the opposite side... Continue Reading →
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