Response ID: 320,795,463
Date of incident: 29.12.2025
Location: Below Denston Hall, Denston Suffolk
Status: Lone walker with dog on lead on PROW
L.Cooper’s story
“I saw a group of cows ahead and waited to see if they would move. As I couldn’t get past without going near to them I backtracked and entered the field high above them. They followed at speed and cut me off. Every time I tried to walk away they followed. My GSD was on a lead but highly agitated the closer they got. I backed up to a tree with her and they stopped, surrounding us about 15 feet away. I tried to get away again but they kept closing in. I crossed a deep ditch and climbed the back. All but one stopped. The largest followed me. I was too exhausted and afraid to move. Finally someone from Denston Hall came over as they had seen me struggling. They took me into their garden.”
They added
“These cattle roam free across a huge parkland but there is only one footpath it would not seem unreasonable to restrict them from the footpath especially when they have calves.”
Cattle Safety 
Trouble is, one doesn’t know if cattle are simply curious or not. But in any case, if I know there are cows with calves, I definitely don’t enter the field.
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Why keep the dog on a lead?. ACW.
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