In reply to Fat Bumbly2:
There's a lovely route that I used to ride which includes a cow field with a cattle grid at each entrance /exit. Usually fine but a few years ago I encountered a huge brown bull who was standing right in the middle of the single track lane.
I think, I'll cycle around him on the grass, which looked eminently doable. A nice wide berth. Trying to keep cool because the beast was looking at me and was too close for comfort. So I start on the grass, almost immediately hit what were sun baked ruts of hard mud hidden underneath and toppled over hurting my leg. Huge egg sized swelling on my shin which I thought I'd broken.
The bull was still eyeing me suspiciously and the adrenaline took hold and I hastily got back in the saddle and escaped. It remains the only time that I sheepishly called my wife to come and pick me up in the car.
Bull no doubt thinking who's this idiot...