Cattle likely to be in road ahead

Warning signs

Cattle likely to be in road ahead

A red triangle with a cow silhouette warns that you may meet livestock on the carriageway, often unfenced and sometimes herded across by a farmer. Slow down well in advance — cattle don't move quickly off the road and react badly to horns and engine revs. Be patient and pass slowly when you have a clear gap.

Shape
Triangular
Background
White
Border
Red
Primary symbol
Animal
Diagram reference
548.0

Where you'll see this sign

Open moorland (Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Forest of Dean, parts of Yorkshire), unfenced lanes near farms, and across sheep grazing in upland Wales and Scotland.

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