Cows off site

Hi all,

Its come to that part of the year when the cows have moved to winnall moors and barton meadows is being left to flourish.

We have lambed this year so its likely we will bring the lambs to ween in Sept/Oct, but I'll be in contact closer to the time.

Thank you for all the support checking the site and the livestock, as always we cannot do it without you!

Please feel free to visit the site and blog your visit or contact me if you see anything out of the ordinary / needs attention. Otherwise speak to you in autumn.

Thanks again from myself and the Wildlife Trust.

Sam

Wednesday 13th May

 All 6 cows laying down in the sunshine close to the near fence, looking very contented.

Saw one sainfoin flowering!

Tuesday 12th May

 6 cows quietly grazing on middle of western meadow and 3 roe deer in eastern meadow. 

First sighting of dog roses in flower near western entrance gate. Scattering of oxe eye daisies in flower in both meadows. Several butterflies on the wing especially brimstones. Nice to see a couple of goldfinches in the bushes below the railway line.

Sadly yet again had to retrieve a filled dog bag from the cows field.

Sunday 10/5/26

 All 6 up on their feet chomping away.Sharing the small meadow with 3 roe deer. Trough full. Little brown cow is growing up. Hardly any birdsong but it is windy this afternoon 

Thursday 7th May

Hadrian post - cows all looking well and trough working.

Tuesday 5th May

 6 cows quietly chewing cud at northerncebd. Water trough okay. 

Good scattering of buttercups and cats ear/hawkweed (?) amongst the renaining cowslips. Spotted a few clumps of birds foot trefoil along the northern end of eastern meadow, and a young deer laying down on its own. No sign of the other two deer.

Monday 4th May

 Checked the cows in the early evening, all 6 were progressing their way up the left hand side of the small field alongside the railway track. Some welcome rain after a long dry spell. Only one deer spotted, I regularly used to see 5-6 in this field.