Lowest and highest cattle grids on motorable roads?

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Slightly changing the subject but I encountered this one on the A503 in Walthamstow today:

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/inde ... _14571.JPG

Not the highest or the lowest, but perhaps the most urban cattle grid in the UK?
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Bwlch y Groes has a summit altitude of 545m (1,788ft) and a cattle grid right at the top
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https://www.google.com/maps/@51.571641, ... 384!8i8192
Might not be the highest or lowest but it is definitely one of the few cattle grids that are found on a slip lane/road.
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The slips at J36 on the M4 are also protected by grids
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5328481 ... 312!8i6656
I would assume the ones in London as above are relating to grazing animals on the Leyton or Wanstead Flats.
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Drifting from the original topic but there are cattle grids on the slip roads M62 J22 (the junction that includes the M62 summit) and I think there were once grids at M6 J39 (the junction nearest the M6 summit).
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This cattle grid on top of Slieve Gallion in the Sperrin Mountains is at almost 460m/1500 ft. It's a spectacular drive as about half of Northern Ireland is visible on a clear day. Make sure you have good brakes for the descent though.
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crb11 wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:28
Ruperts Trooper wrote: There might be one out in the sub-zero parts of the Fens, but I don't know of one.
Since Fenland is almost exclusively arable farming rather than livestock that's unlikely - but not impossible.
That was my thinking too. I was very surprised to encounter the Soham one.
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From my previous working experience, there are some livestock farms in East Anglia, but most farming is arable as the landscape is flat, the summers relatively warm for crop growing, and arable farming can be more profitable. Most cattle farming seems to occur in areas where large scale crop growing isn't economical due to the terrain and/ or climate( hence mooing things seem very common in Cumbria) and where breeds like the Aberdeen Angus originate from.
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roadtester wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2015 18:54 Slightly changing the subject but I encountered this one on the A503 in Walthamstow today:

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/inde ... _14571.JPG

Not the highest or the lowest, but perhaps the most urban cattle grid in the UK?
I remember seeing cattle on the edge of the forest there but I don't think that common grazing rights have been exercised for at least 40 years.

City Corporation have put cattle back in the forest I recent years but I have only seen them in the Chingford area.
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There are quite a few around Alston which is over 1000 ft above sea level.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.81075 ... 6656?hl=en

At the low end of the spectrum there are a number on the Somerset Levels.
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Piatkow wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 20:15
roadtester wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2015 18:54 Slightly changing the subject but I encountered this one on the A503 in Walthamstow today:

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/inde ... _14571.JPG

Not the highest or the lowest, but perhaps the most urban cattle grid in the UK?
I remember seeing cattle on the edge of the forest there but I don't think that common grazing rights have been exercised for at least 40 years.

City Corporation have put cattle back in the forest I recent years but I have only seen them in the Chingford area.
Our local Facebook page suggests cattle were loose in the area in the 1990s and known to wander down the side streets eating the flowers from people gardens as they went :lol:

I can recall sheep being grazed in that area in the mid 1980s and on occasion they managed to get over the grids to cause a traffic jam. Rather like this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3938591.stm
These grids need to be designed well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-RxCZU6Gp0
Any grid can be crossed by a smart animal :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNGw-Az7WUo
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Big Nick wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 00:02
Piatkow wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 20:15
roadtester wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2015 18:54 Slightly changing the subject but I encountered this one on the A503 in Walthamstow today:

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/inde ... _14571.JPG

Not the highest or the lowest, but perhaps the most urban cattle grid in the UK?
I remember seeing cattle on the edge of the forest there but I don't think that common grazing rights have been exercised for at least 40 years.

City Corporation have put cattle back in the forest I recent years but I have only seen them in the Chingford area.
Our local Facebook page suggests cattle were loose in the area in the 1990s and known to wander down the side streets eating the flowers from people gardens as they went :lol:

I can recall sheep being grazed in that area in the mid 1980s and on occasion they managed to get over the grids to cause a traffic jam. Rather like this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3938591.stm
These grids need to be designed well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-RxCZU6Gp0
Any grid can be crossed by a smart animal :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNGw-Az7WUo
I have seen cattle in the gardens in Beacontree Avenue but certainly before the 1990s.
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