Watch out for the cows!

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It was interest that I read about this latest story about a Woman trampled by a herd of cattle back in 2002. She has been awarded £250,000 having sued the farmer, although this is now pending appeal.

Without wishing to sound too much like disgusted from Tonbridge Wells, am I alone in thinking that when we walk in the bautiful places of the UK we need to accept some responsibility of the risks that are incurred when walking through fields? I’m guessing that most Dog owners know to leave their dog to run around if something one tonne or larger comes running towards them. I know that if a load of cows had young in with them, I would be walking well away from them, same if there are a lod of bulls in the field too.

Walking and hiking in both low and high places always carries an element of risk and I am unsure about putting this risk back on to Farmers as we have with this case here. I can foresee situations coming up where if farmers feel that they are exposing themselves to too much risk by letting walkers use footpaths that run through their fields, they may try and get legal redress to restrict access. This is aside from my feeling that it is unfair in the first instance to push it back on the farmer……

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