Incident number: 1006
Response ID: 307,651,725
Date of incident: 31.08.24
Location: Public footpath from Boot to Doctors Bridge Eskdale. (What 3 words ///positions.forgotten.sweeter)
Status: Two people with dog on lead on PRW
Zoe’s story
“We were walking the Inn Way to the Lakes along this path. The cows bull and calf were all against a gate we needed to get through. They were at a fence so therefore had nowhere to go apart from back towards us. We couldn’t get through the gate as they didn’t move. We had to get in the river and walk down the river to get to the other side of the gate. We did this in all gear and boots so wasn’t ideal!!”
She adds “Farmers to be prosecuted if cattle is not secured. Bulls should not be with cows and calves in public areas”
Zoe was also badly frightened by belted Galloway cattle many years ago in 1999 between Coniston and Tarn Hows
Cattle Safety 