Wednesday 29th April

 All 6 cows relaxing at the top of the big field.No problems.

Lovely sunny day,cowslips,  skylarks and deer seen.

Tuesday 28th April

 6 cows calmly cudding in northern end of eastern meadow with the roe deer grazing in the dip. Water trough full.

Strong cold wind and overcast morning - no butterfles seen. Pleased to see two small clumps of white helleborine in flower on nothern boundary path at w3w searched.hunk.haven

Monday 27th April

 On a stunning day all 6 cows were observed right at the far northern end of the larger field, grazing away. Skylarks singing from 5am along with Goldfinch, Wrens, Blue Tits and Robins. Still waiting for the first swifts, housemartins and swallows to appear. 

Sunday 26/4/26

 All 6 in the big meadow lying down with heads up. One looking straight back at me as I looked through binoculars. Trough filling well. Did a bit of litter picking. 

Thursday 23rd April

Hadrian check. 6 Cows all okay, still in big field. Small field trough bit mucky some coming down next week to clean out with a bucket.

Wednesday 22nd April

 6 cows in the middle of the large field, laying down or grazing. Water trough full.

Saw a tiny baby fawn who walked into the middle hedge, lots of skylarks.

Tuesday 21st April

 Sunny but cold strong wind.

6 cows all calmly grazing in the dip of eastern meadow with the 3 roe deer for company. Water trough okay.

Cow parsley, white dead nettle and wild strawberry along the field boundaries with a good scattering of cowslips especially at the northern end where I was serenaded by blackcaps as well as the skylarks.

Picked up a couple of dog poo bags with contents one of which was in the field.

I was asked by one dog walker what had happened to the cows - again Sam an update notice for the general public could perhaps be helpful.

Saturday 18/4/26

 All present and correct. They are at the northern end of the big meadow eating before having a lie down. Trough is full. Skylarks in song. Lovely to see the cowslips. 

Friday 17th

 I went to the fields today but unfortunately I was with my dad in the wheelchair and the cows weren't visible from the tarmac path. I couldn't see them - my husband went round the corner to the big field and couldn't see them in the dip either, so we think they were up at the northern end, over the hill out of sight.

I will try to pop out to check on them tomorrow. So sorry for the failure, I didn't have cover to leave dad home alone, so I did my best! 

livestock update 16th April

Hi all,

6 cows removed from barton meadows. 6 remain and will do so until winnall moors is ready to welcome them.

The gate between both fields has been reopened, if they are all in the smaller field please cpuld you close the gate.

Thanks for your help :)

Sam

Thursday 16th april

Hadrian check. All 12 cows looking good and water trough working

Wednesday 15th April

 All 12 cows have obligingly moved to the big field so I shut the top gate as requested.

Most of them were laying down, no problems seen. Lots of skylarks and a few cowslips scattered about.

Tuesday 14th April

 Welcome back Sam hope you had an amazing time in Japan.

All 12 cows calmly chewing cud or grazing still in western meadow. Water trough fine

Nice to see wayfaring bushes in blossom. Many bees foraging on dandelion flowers - several dandelion seed heads. Small clumps of cowslips in eastern meadow. Skylarks in full song. No deer seen today.

Thanks Sheila for covering last week while on a family holiday in Dorset.

Tuesday 14th April - staff visit

Hi all im back form japan. Thanks for covering for me while I was away. Glad to see nothing out of the ordinary occurred and the sklarks are coming along nicely.

Thursday we will be taking 6 cows off site so in the meantime ive opened the gates allowing the cows to have access to both fields. If they end up in the large field please close the gates. It will make it easier to round them up if they are in thay field come thursday.

Thanks again,

Sam

Monday 13th April

 Delayed post but just to confirm all cows and trough accounted for in working order during my lunchtime visit in the western field alongside the railway track.

Weds 8th of April staff visit

All well with the cows and the trough, had a good walk around site as conducted a butterfly survey. 

Friday 10th

 12 cows, trough working fine. One of them looked like she maybe had scab on her knee, but it could also be dried mud - I couldn’t get too close to check. 

Including a picture of a cow drinking  

Wednesday 8th April

 Cows spread up the field in the sunshine. Found the last one at the top gate, round the corner in the shade.

Trough looks fine. Skylarks singing overhead.

Tuesday 7/4/26

 Hot and sunny. No shade for the cattle. All 12 spread out across the meadow until I checked the trough. As if reminded of its existence they all came up the hill to the trough for a drink , lots of them mooing. 

Sun 05 Apr

 All 12 cattle fine today. Fences and gates fine, trough full and refilling. All good.

Wednesday 1st April

 Twelve cows counted, mostly laying down in the dip. No problems seen. Trough full , lots of skylarks.