{{Short description|Field-to-field access for farm animals}} thumb|right|250px|A cattle creep thumb|right|250px|A sheep creep A '''cattle creep''' is a small, field-to-field access for farm animals, usually to allow passage beneath an obstacle such as a road, canal, or railway embankment. Those under roads or railways may be termed underpasses.
As they are intended primarily for cattle or other livestock, cattle creeps usually have a low head height and are uncomfortable for humans to use.
On Dartmoor, in south-west England, the term '''sheep creep''' is used to describe a purposely constructed gap in the base of a drystone wall, commonly topped with a granite lintel. The gap allows sheep to pass from field to field, but is deliberately too small for cattle or ponies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/sheep_moor.htm|title=Sheep | Legendary Dartmoor|date=Mar 24, 2016}}</ref> Similarly in Cornwall small gaps are constructed in Cornish hedges to allow sheep to pass through to graze the cliff-tops. In order to prevent sheep passing through the gap is covered using a large slab of slate.
==See also== *Wildlife crossing *Accommodation bridge
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Cattle creeps}}
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