Report: 1238
Date: 10/5/26
Location: Jurassic way. Watford. W3W hails.restrict.springing
Report: “We were walking to the right of the footpath, keeping to the fence to avoid the cattle. We had 2 dogs on short leads under close control. One cow made for us. Bellowed in way I’ve never heard a cow bellow before. Before I knew it the whole herd were running toward us bellowing and charging at one of our dogs. The owner of the dog dropped the lead and let the dog run away. We turned back the way we had come and made for the stile as fast as possible with the other dog still on a lead. The loose dog went through the fence and ran along it returning to us while we were still being chased by cows. The cows were still bellowing and stomping. The cattle eventually ceased chasing us at speed, just followed us at some pace until we made it back over the stile. We returned to the road and asked a local lady a way around. Telling her what happened she said the cows were known to attack walkers regardless of whether dogs were present or not. We followed the diversion she gave us during which another local passer-by made comment about her husband also being attacked by the cows. As we turned into the lower field we met a young lady that turned out to be the land owners daughter who gave us permission to cross in a different area and also confirmed the cows are known to be aggressive.”
Further comment “These cows need moving to a field without a public footpath. Or a fence cordoning cattle from the footpath.”
Cattle Safety 