Instead he could see lines of walkers, horse riders, motorcross enthusiasts, mountainbikers and hang-gliders. There's more people out there today than there usually are. In the 1967 outbreaks, they shut all the footpaths and there was no one out at all. Now they are walking through the farms, going everywhere. The local ramblers have asked everyone to stay away from the fells and there are big signs in Keswick advising people not to go out on the fells, and that seems to have been followed.
People are highly sympathetic to the farmers here.
Shropshire, where the 1967 outbreak started, was deserted. You can almost feel the tension in the land. There are no signs saying that anything is wrong but you can feel it. A lot of older people here remember the 1967 foot and mouth outbreaks. There's a lot of paranoia, but it seems very unreal for the youngsters.