...............there are cows in the next field and I never, ever walk through a field with cows in.
There was a very interesting article in one of the Sunday supplements recently about the danger of cows in the countryside. There are many incidents of walkers and farm workers being crushed or trampled by cows and on average 6 people a year are killed. It's a shame, this would be a nice route to walk with Reggie.
To us city folks, cows, in pictures or behind a fence, look mild and placid but when I actually stood beside one and saw how big she was I realized that you should give them some respect or you might regret it.
Well I know cows well & it wouldn’t bother me walking through a field of cows. Never with a dog though nor usually when the cows have calves. They are very protective. Otherwise all I have to say is cows are very inquisitive & will walk behind you which can be unnerving to the general public. There us always some reason why cows attack….they are very gentle animals normally.
That does look a perfect walk & left short especially for the walkers!
@gardencat I’m surprised you refer to yourself as “city folk” because your posts don’t look like “city” posts. Having said that, my niece lives in Oakville (I picked up that that’s where you live from comments on Heather’s posts) and she sends me photos of her family which to me seem to be in parks and woodland. Cows are definitely to be respected and given a very wide berth. They are dangerous!
@susiemc I guess I’m suburban folks rather than actual city folks. Oakville is crossed by a number of ravines with creeks at the bottom. Because it wasn’t really possible to build on those, they got left, between the building developments, with trees etc. and so we have lots of trails that run along those creeks and lots of wildlife that lives in there too. It’s quite easy to find a place where you can be out of sight and (mostly) of sound of roads etc. which I love. We don’t see many cows though, even if this used to be farm land. In fact, cows are now zoned out .
It’s a lovely inviting path through the field. One of the NT houses we visit has a walk through a cow field to a folly. I’ve not heard of any problems.
Love this shot, Sue, with the path leading us to the far end of the field. All this discussion about cows...well with little Reggie, best to be safe (imo). Fav
July 21st, 2023
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That does look a perfect walk & left short especially for the walkers!