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Livestock and Public Footpath Field Check
A free printable field check for livestock near public paths: stock in each field, calves or a bull present, signs and gates checked, and incidents logged.
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What this sheet is for
Decide on purpose which stock go in fields with a public path, and show what was checked. Incidents and complaints are written down the day they happen.
Who it is for
Farmers and landowners with footpaths, bridleways or other public access across grazing land.
How to use it
- List each field a public path crosses, with the path's type and route.
- Each time stock go in, note what they are, whether calves or a bull are with them, and the dates.
- Check the signs, gates and stiles, and any fenced path or other route, and initial it.
- Write up every incident, complaint or near miss with what was done about it.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Which stock went into each field a public path crosses, and when, with the signs, gates and path checked, and anything that happened there.
Check the rules where you are. The rules on keeping bulls and other cattle in fields crossed by a public path differ by country and can depend on a bull's breed and age: check the rules where you are. Cows with young calves and any bull are the stock to think hardest about, above all where people walk dogs.
Write-on lines: Holding · Season or year · Checked by · Path map or reference
Fields with a public path — one line each time stock go in
Table, 6 rows: Field · Path · Stock · Calves · Bull · In · Out · Signs · Gates · Path fenced · Checked
Incidents and complaints — near misses too
Table, 4 rows: Date · Field · What happened · Who · Action taken · By
Questions
Does the sheet say which cattle may be kept in a field with a footpath?
No. Those rules differ by country and can depend on the bull's breed and age, so check the rules where you are. The sheet records what you decided and what you checked.
Why record riders, cyclists and dogs in the incident log?
Because cattle react to them differently from walkers, and cows with calves are most protective around dogs. Knowing who was involved shows which fields and which stock need a different plan.
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