Incident number: 1209
Response ID: 317,262,717
Date of incident: 15.10.25
Location: Between East Hagbourne and Blewbury in Oxfordshire (What 3 words ///gala.flopped.charities)
Status: Lone walker with dog on lead on PROW
Helen’s story
“I needed to cross the field to get home… no close alternative route. I walked with the dog on the lead on the public footpath and the cows started walking towards me. I stayed calm and tried to make my self big and loud, they stopped. This went on a few times and then they all started running at me. I let the dog off the lead and ran to the stile behind me. I had my foot on the first step when they reached me so I had to launch myself head first over the other side so not to hit by them. I injured my face, bruising to my nose, grazes on my forehead, small cuts on my hands and have a significant bruise on my inner thigh. My thigh is very painful so I will possibly have to attend minor injuries just to rule out any hairline fractures. Very shaken and upset afterwards. Took a long time to walk home with injury.”
She adds “A separate footpath. I have seen many people running from cattle in this field and it’s a real danger.”
Cattle Safety 