Tag: Flagg

Kate escapes over a barbed wire fence – 2nd attack in this area

Report: 1307

Date: 13/09/26

Location: High Stool Farm, Flagg, Derbyshire

Single walker with dog on a lead

Group of beef cattle, bullocks and calves

Kate’s report: “I was walking along a public foot path through a field with a stile at either end during a circular route. A bullock started charging and stamping feet, I threw my dog over a drystone wall into a gap between the wall and a barbed wire fence. I had fallen on the ground as I was trying to escape and the bullock kept coming at us so had to go over the barbed wire fence causing injury to both myself and my dog.”

Comment: “Paths to be diverted away from danger.”

Cattle Safety comments: there was a serious attack in this vicinity last year – see our post Derbyshire cow attack knocks man unconscious – Cattle Safety

Derbyshire cow attack knocks man unconscious

Case No. 1154

Date of Incident: 15 06 2025

Location: On PROW near High Stool Farm, Flagg, Derbyshire – WTW – cloud.carpeted.bluffs

2 people, 2 dogs

Cows with calves

Account “We entered the field on the right of way. Our dogs were on a close lead. The cows started running towards us. One charged at my husband and knocked him to the ground. He was unconscious for sometime. Cows were headbutting his head. I ran back and made myself big and loud to try and keep the cows away. My husband finally came to and he struggled to the next field. He had a very swollen face, black eye, and substantial bruising. He was admitted to hospital for his injuries. We discovered in hospital he had 3 broken vertebrae in his lumber spine and bruised/broken ribs he was in hospital overnight and is still under hospital care. This has been reported to the police and local authority.”

Respondent also states “The trauma for me was unbelievably awful. I thought my husband was dead and the incident has seriously impacted my walking confidence and seriously impacted my husbands health”