Incident number: 1197
Response ID: 316,726,758
Date of incident: 11.09.25
Location: Angles way path from Wortham Ling near Diss Suffolk.
Status: Lone walker on PROW with dog on lead
Ben’s account:
“I was Following angles way path from Wortham Ling near Diss Suffolk. It also covers a circular walk that I can’t remember the name of.
Following the signage for angles way we came to a footpath gate. Behind spread out in quite a small field were over 30 plus cows with calves . The cows were all different. Me and my two dogs on leads entered the field and kept to the edge. The first few cows moved away allowing us to move forwards. Then those cows followed behind us. Near the exit to the field was even more cows with calves blocking our exit. At this moment a black and white cow charged at us and tried to ram the dogs. This is when we retreated back to where we came in. At that moment every cow in the field ran over mooing and we were almost squashed into the fence but we managed to get out in time. Before this field there are loads of empty fields and this seemed almost deliberate that the farmer placed them there to prevent people using the path.”
He adds “Just seemed an excessive amount of cows in a small field, no way to avoid them.”
Cattle Safety 
Does anyone take note of the near misses and realise entering a field of cows is putting your life at risk of serious harm or death?
Why not choose to stop the walk and report the issue identified in a field?
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Hi Stuart. We would agree that if we see a field full of cows we would definitely be wary and be looking for an exit route constantly and if no viable exit route an alternative. Often, however, in large fields or fields with dips in, the cows are not visible until you’re in the field.
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