Incident number: 1188
Response ID: 316,490,515
Date of incident: 25.08.25
Location: On a footpath between Otterburn and Malham Kirby.
Status: Lone walker with no dog on PRoW
Lisa’s story
I came into the field and walked alongside a wall. There were no signs to say there were cattle in the field and I didn’t see them until I walked round a bend. They were mainly laying down rather up the hill. I felt uneasy as they seemed interested in me even though I wasn’t close to them so looked for ways to escape if needed (there was a stone wall with barbed wire on top but I could see a few places that I could climb if needed) I carried on walking keeping an eye on them and they all started to stand up. One or two started to walk towards me so I turned back, then a couple of them started running. I managed to run towards the wall and get over it before they got to me. There were probably about 20 or more right at the wall I’d just climbed over. I wasn’t sure if there was a way of them getting into the field I was in and could go back the way I’d come in as they were now all blocking that route. I walked through the field I was in towards a road and got out that way.”
Lisa says that she will inform the HSE and that there needs to be clear signs on the fields.
Cattle Safety 