An elderly walker was knocked unconscious and suffered multiple head and facial injuries when she was trampled by cows while walking on Linchmere Common, near Haslemere, on Monday morning.

A South East Coast Ambulance spokesman said: “Ambulance crews attended the scene following reports at around 11.30am that a woman had been trampled by cows.

“We were joined at the scene by the air ambulance service. The woman, who suffered serious injuries, was treated at the scene before being airlifted to St George’s Hospital,Tooting.”