Incident number: 1016
Response ID: 308,293,345
Date of incident: 30.06.24
Location: From Thornton le Dale, through Ellerburn, up through Dalby Forest
Status: Two people with no dog on PROW
Bex’s story
“Myself and my daughter were hiking back through Dalby, from the visitor centre, returning on the same route we had hiked in on earlier. We attempted to go through field we had come through, but there were cows with calves all over the path and everywhere, so we hung back to discuss whether we would be safe. I walked in a little way to see if we could pass by beneath trees and bushes, but there were cows and calves under there too, and suddenly one of the calves ran towards us as if to follow, so I returned to my (adult) daughter, and one of the cows started stamping and moving towards us, so we quickly returned to gate and made our way through, and returned the way we had come, back towards Visitor Centre, and made our way back to Thornton le Dale on another route.
It was a scary experience, and I believe the farmer should fence their cows in, as this is a very popular route, and who knows what might happen. I believe we did the right thing, turning around that day.”
Cattle Safety 