Reminder - sorry away next Tuesday 7th April

Tuesday 31st March

 12 cows fine - grazing calmly in the dip. Water trough okay.

3 roe deer grazing in eastern meadow surrounded by a flock of jackdaws. Several brimstone and peacock butterflies on the wing. Skylarks and great tits in full song.

Sunday

 All lying down this morning, except black face who is grazing. Trough is full.  Lots of skylarks, 2 thrushes.

Friday 27th

 12 cows in the field, all is well. Water seems fine. 

Weds 25th March staff check

Extremely windy up here today, all 12 cows accounted for and seeming well despite conditions. Trough working. 

Tuesday 24th March

 12 cows calmly cudding in the dip. Water trough okay.

No butterflies this morning - dull with cold wind. Song thrush near Worthy Road entrance and several skylarks overhead and bumble bees foraging amongst the dandelions. 3 roe deer by hedge in eastern meadow. Blackthorn blossom putting on a good display.

At last no surface water on the paths after the recent lovely warm weather! Picked up a couple of discarded drinks bottles and a small amount of other litter by the benches.

Friday 20th

 Apologies for not posting on Friday, there were 12 cows in the field and all seemed well. Friday evening got away from me and Saturday was just as busy so I just wanted to check in now (even if very late). 

Warm and sunny Saturday

 12 beasts in the meadow. Half them resting , the other half stood up to watch me checking the trough and locking the gate. Trough is full and a couple of them had a drink. 

Some of the cows have bald patches on their bottoms and necks from scratching themselves on the barbed wire. I watched one scratching its face on the fence today. I also thought one white cow wasn’t walking very well, limping with its back right leg. I’m sorry but I couldn’t tell you which cow it was. 

Heard the skylarks and saw a couple of peacock and comma butterflies. 3 roe deer in the big meadow 

Thursday 19th March

 Hadrian report - Cows looking well and enjoy the good weather. Nothing else to report, all good :)

Wednesday 18th staff check

Skylarks, dunnock and mistle thrush singing.

3 deer in large field.

Few peacocks and brimstone butterflies around.

All 12 cows looking well cudding on the southern slope. Logged all missing tags.

Trough working fine.

Thanks all for your support,

Sam

Tuesday 17th March

 All 12 cows calmly grazing scattered around the middle of western meadow. Water in trough Lots of skylark calls as I walked round especially when the sun popped out from behind the clouds! 3 roe deer hunkering down in eastern meadow by the hedge. The garden fence and planting almost complete at the top end of the building site at northern boundary.

Monday 16th March

 Sorry for retrospective post, checked all 12 cows at around 5pm with no issues spotted. Walked around the field and noticed quite deep tyre tracks from the tractor alongside the railway line, hopefully it will flatten out.

Saturday 14/3/26

 All 12 were in the dip , grazing. Showed interest in me as I checked the trough. It does look a bit murky at the bottom, but has plenty of water in it. Cattle began to congregate, leaving a little group of 3 whites a short distance from them, and my favourite black face resting separately. 

Thursday 12th March

 Report from Hadrian:

Cows all looking well. Few cut marks on them but just scratching on barb so nothing major.

Thanks all for your support!

Sam

Wednesday 11th March

 Sunny and dry this morning. The 12 cows were mostly towards the top of the smaller field, happily grazing. Water trough full. Heard Skylarks, yellowhammer and a meadow pipit.

Tuesday 10th March

 Beauriful sunny morning with lots of small bird song accompanying me on my walk.All 12 cows calmly grazing in western meadow. 

Water in trough which is fairly full and think it's working but couldn't hear any water trickling in after a cow came up and had a drink?

3 roe deer in eastern meadow on north side of EF which has been previously noted is still om

Monday 9th March

 All appear to be ok in the West side of the field now. Grey day but the skylarks are still singing joyfully with 5 roe deer on the East side. 

Electric Fence still on in eastern meadow

Saturday 7th March

 12 cows seem settled in their new enclosure. Just the little brown one standing. A few more stood up when they heard me closing the gate. The trough is full.

Skylarks and goldfinches joined by thrush, robin , blue tit and a crow

Friday the 6th

 12 cows in the west field - pretty active and running around the field as sunset approached. Trough full. 

Cattle move Friday 6th March

Hello all,

The 12 cattle have been moved into the smaller, western field. 

Skylarks seem to favour the larger field, and the western compartment needs grazing. 

Tuesday 3rd March tennis balls

 Forgot to mention found a plastic bag hangimg on the boundary fence by Worthy Road entrance. Left it there in case someone was collecting it!

Tuesday 3rd March

 Lovely spring day again. All 12 cows spread out in the dip calmly grazing. EF on with good pulse and water trough fine. Lots of small birds calling - skylarks wren robin great tits blue tits especially. 

Several brimstone butterflies and a red admiral and peacock on the wing. Path down by the Worthy road entrance beginning to dry up. Picked up a bit of litter by the seats.

Mon 2nd March

 Spring is in the air! Beautiful sunny day, starting to dry out a bit now although the field has a lot of cow hoof indentations following all of the wet weather. 11 cows were sat down basking in the sun, the other was stood up eating. Trough fine but didn't check the fence.