On the 4th April, 2021, we were walking near Godalming, England, when we were attacked by a cow.
Continue reading “Charged by a cow.”Charged by a cow.
It was charging directly at us!
Category: near misses
Matt’s story: chased over barbed wire
Suddenly, the cows charged right at us.
In April, 2019, me and my wife wanted to use a public footpath to walk into Retford. So, we started walking along a footpath which runs from Grove, through some fields, and down to Grove Coach Road.
Continue reading “Matt’s story: chased over barbed wire”Near Miss: surrounded by cows
Two runners are surrounded by cows…
On the 13th June, 2020, I was running with a friend along a public footpath near Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Continue reading “Near Miss: surrounded by cows”Tracey’s story: chased by stampeding cattle.
We could hear the cattle were building up speed behind us.
On the 26th September, 2020, I was walking with my husband along a public footpath on the east side of the River Ouse, near Isfield in Sussex (OS grid reference TQ442159). We had our Scottie dog on a lead. Continue reading “Tracey’s story: chased by stampeding cattle.”
Three near misses
More stories from walkers who have met aggressive cattle.
Recently, we have posted a series of reports that describe nasty injuries caused by cattle attacks. Of course, for every person injured, there are many more who have been badly frightened, who have been forced to turn back from a walk, or have had to make a hasty exit from a field of cattle.
Here are three such stories of ruined walks. Continue reading “Three near misses”
Mike’s Story – charged by a cow
It charged, and we ran for our lives.
On the 10th September, I was walking along a public footpath in a field between Bidborough Woods and Southborough Woods in Kent. I was on my own with my dog and saw no warning signs about cattle. There was long grass on either side of the path, and my dog was about 20 feet behind me. Continue reading “Mike’s Story – charged by a cow”
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