Report number: 891
Date of incident: 30/04/24
Site of incident: what 3 words – Unwound.minds.blessing (Near Purton, Wiltshire)
I was walking on my own, with no dog and came upon a field of cattle with young calves on my route. I was on a public right of way.
I knew it was important to avoid walking through the middle of the herd and tried hard to do this. But the herd was spread out and eventually all the cows came together facing me, fronted by the young ones. The cattle began to show aggressive behaviour and would not back off. I fled over a gate and found another way round.
Susan comments that footpaths should at least have warning signs and electric fences to separate them from cattle perhaps.
Cattle Safety 