Incident number: 1198
Response ID: 316,747,398
Date of incident: 12.09.25
Location: Near Eccleston, River Yarrow (what 3 words ///corner.stated.twist)
Status: Lone runner with dog off lead on PROW
RT’s account “I was running through the field with my dog off the lead. My dog ran off well away from the cows, a few followed the dog and a few cows chased me. I was trying to shoo them away but it didn’t make any impact. One then head butted me and pinned me against a barbed wire fence, repeatedly head butting me. I punched it on the eye which gave me a moment to scramble over the fence. They continued to follow me around the edge of the field while I tried to retrieve my dog. My legs, hand and arm were badly punctured and scratched and my other leg bruised from the cows head. Luckily I was agile enough to get away, I fear that other people might not be so lucky.”
They added “I fear for anyone else walking through this field, the cows seemed very aggressive rather than playful.”
Cattle Safety 