And off they trotted for the winter!

The girls were mooooved to winter pastures this moring. They wished to pass on a BIG'OL thank youuuu for all your hard work, and that they really appreciated your time, care and attention. Morag wished to appologise for her appearance but then changed her mind and simply stated, "we all get old, deal with it!" Charming I thought.

No sighting this morning, it was early so perhaps they were tucked away out of the rain.

Tuesday 14 October 11:15

Morag , Jericho and Crumple in the heather patch L6.  Looked ok standing miserably in the drizzle.  Melody nowhere in sight, but found her in K9.  

A last minute appearance

I drove around Bramshot a couple of times without any luck and then found three not too far from the main railway track gate, ready to say goodbye before I left. Morag took a little time to catch up with the others. All seemed well.

All closely together in A7 at 10am, looking very wet bless them. All looked fine.

re debbies post on 8/10/14

I visited the site twice yesterday first at 1pm and again at 8pm and all the girls seemed happy and were pretty much in the same place both times in k4 and l4 area . x

visited today at 2pm

was getting soaked on and off for a good hour but the girls were hiding well so no sighting today x

Sorry, I will not be visiting the site today so if anyone else is over there please feel free to blog. Many thanks

Tuesday 7 October 8:30

All hiding in the trees after a very wet night, N5.  Looked fine. Trough full.

visited today at 2.30pm

all four looking at me ,very wet from the bushes in m/n 8. All peaceful and fly free x

All 4 looking liking they couldn't care less ;)

Found all 4 together under a couple pines, 20 metres from the southern most path. Other than being wet, they looked fine. Morag's her achey looking self bless her.

All in B5 at 11am along the fence line.  Just looking around.  I thought it strange as there isn't much to eat around there, anyway they looked fine again today.

Pouring down this morning so I wasn't expecting to find them, nearly gave up when, there they were taking cover opposite the trough, along side the fence under the trees, D14/15 at 10:30am. They are not silly & didn't look wet at all lol. All looked fine.

Tried calling the office several times today but no answer and as its not an emergency thought I'd blog instead. Just wanted to advise that the belt's been cut again on the swing gate by the water trough.  This is he same gate that Melody escaped through so although it appears to close, maybe someone might like to check on the next site visit...Thanks

visited yesterday at 11am

All the girls were spread out in l5 and m5 happily munching away. All seemed well. x

Wednesday 7pm

Further to Debbies post earlier.  I saw them all tonight.  Jericho and Melody LK12 and the highlands in M11, Morag was nearest to the others and Crumple quite a way away.  Not a good look as it was fairly dark.

Tuesday 30 September 17:30

Melody grazing M7, others sitting chewing cud L7.  Looked fine.  Sorry about posting late.

At 11:30 I spotted Melody & Jericho (all ok) over in L4 so off we went to check on them but do you think we could find the Highlands? No!...searched for about half an hour and gave up as I had an appt. The Army had an Orienteering event on today so not sure if this is something they advise the trust about but there were no notices put up which there usually is...

Tuesday 30th September - Site Checks

I checked in on the girls today while doing site checks and found them all in I10. They were all looking really well and doing what they do best.

Checked the trough as well which is working fine.

visited yesterday at 9.45am

All the girls were happily grazing on various different goodies in the area between the gate and the water trough. x

All together in F5 at 9am, heading down eating the grass.  Apart from lots of burs on the Highlands coat, all looked fine.

First saw the girls in I4 at 7:30am, all laying down apart from Crumple who was walking around.  They all looked quite contented.  Then we saw them again at 8:20am, wondering around eating the grass in E4 & E5. No problems from what I could see.

visited toay at 11am

all the girls were really close together having a lie down in the fern in k8.It was an amusing sight all i could see was four heads poking out above the fern. x

Cattle checked and gate fixed

Checked the cattle yesterday afternoon and all well. Had a really good walk around teh site assessing forage levels. Happy to keep girls out there for another month but will check fortnightly now in case the grass levels drop off dramatically. spoke to grazier abou this and she is happy with this plan. Fixed the gate in th car park with a new inner tube as the last one was cut!

Forgot to say I saw 3 woodlark on site as well which is fan-dabby-tactic!

visited today @11am

All the girls were standing in the undergrowth just across the path from the water trough.They all seemed fine and content. x

All the girls were together in I12 at 8am this morning.  All were sitting down chewing the cud except for Morag who was standing.  I was very pleased to see her back leg was straight although I didn't get to see her walking and she appeared quite contented after Sue & I saw her yesterday looking quite lame and feeling sorry for herself.  Just saw Mike's comment so hopefully whatever the Grazer did yesterday has helped. I also noticed that the rubber belt has been cut again on the swing gate in F3. I will call the office and report this as my concern is that it is close to the railway/road etc.

Morag

Hello. The grazier went out to give Morag a thorough checking over yesterday and is happy that apart from old age and stiffness there are no other problems. She hinted that it might be the last year that Morag was out on a heathland due to mobility issues. Thanks for keeping an eye on her and please let us know if she gets worse. Mike

visited yesterday at 2pm

all the girls where in h8 having a lay down in the trees.

Tuesday 23 September

Melody H6 others spread though G5.  Morag only took a few paces but she was favouring her right rear leg a lot.  She was keeping up with the others but could do with looking at to see if there is a problem.

All quite close together along the verges in M13 at 10am this morning, eating the grass.  Nice to see Morag with them too.  I did see Jo's comment from yesterday and so watched Morag for a few minutes but although she was slow I didn't notice anything worse than usual. Fingers crossed bless her.

visited today @2pm

All the girls where together in d6,much to my delight, but i stood and watched morag for sometime and she is definately limping badly on her right back leg . x

visited today @10.20

k8 and l8 is where jericho,crumple and melody where grazing,i was concerned the at i couldnt find morag anywhere around at all for about 30 mins,so much so i called the office. I carried on looking and found her in g14 just in the woods there. I watched her for about 10 mins and she was heading towards the othes but very slowly indeed,i think she was limping heavily,every minute or two she was mooing really loudly to let the others know she was coming. Bless her life seems a struggle for her sometimes. x

No sighting of them this morning, was over there between 8:30 & 9:45 so if anyone does spot them please feel free to blog, thanks

Tuesday 17 September 8:30

All sitting in a tight group, H4, behind the fallen tree.  Looked ok, but subdued.  Trough was full yesterday.

visited yesterdazy @ 1.30

All girts happily grazing near the gate in F4/G4.Morag didnt look as mucusy as has been. Still many flies on her tho. x

And then at 16:30, they were along the track in M13, together minding their own business eating the grass.  All ok

All together in F3 at 9:10 this morning, heads down eating the grass. No issues from what I could see.

visited today at 2.15

Found the girls happily grazing in j/k 13. All seemed very peaceful. x

Just saw Sue's blog but not sure when it refers to, maybe yesterday?  Today (Wednesday) the girls were between H4/H5 this morning at 8:30.  I watched them for 10 mins, they didn't move much as they were eating the grass but Morag did look tired dragging her hooves very slowly again but we know why this is so I was not too worried.  The others all looked fine. Trough ok too.

All grazing along the track near the Pystock gate Melody N14, others M15.  All looked well, Melody still has a few tears down her face but much better than it has been.

visited today at 2.15

all happily grazing in and around m12 x

Counted, contented

All four were in the middle of the site after lunch this afternoon. All looked content and well, enjoying the beautiful day. The self closing gate in the South is holding up now the slamming post is in. I did find trashed grazing signs (clearly ripped off) on one of the North East gates. Shame.

All in K7 at 8:50 this morning. Crumple with Morag standing with heads down eating the grass.  Melody (sitting) with Jericho who was laying down, which I don't see that often but her tail was wagging so I assumed she was ok. No problems from what I could see & no flies about yet.

Waiting for me at the entrance they were, at 9:45 this morning.  In E/D4, they were still there over an hour later as we left. Mainly eating the grass but also trying to get to the acorn leaves on branches quite high up which was funny to watch.  Couldn't  see any real problems but Crumple & Morag did have lots of small burs on the coat which I wasn't able to remove.

visited today at 2pm

unfortunately despite walking around for a good hour i had no joy,its typical as the last few day when its not my day to blog they have been down around the trough. oh well x

At 14:00 the girls were between I10 & H12 along the track with their heads down eating the grass.  Not bothered by us at all.  Got a close up look at them, all seemed fine but lots of flies around them all but no probs.

Tuesday 2 September 8:30 am

Jericho and Melody on the track N12, Crumple and Morag almost hidden in thew gorse M11, all looked well busy grazing.

Saturday 30 August late afternoon

Crumple on her own I10, others I12, all grazing looked OK.

visited today at 1.30

sorry i havent been able to blog for a while ive just managed to get my computer fixed ,at great expense but i have been checking the cows and they have been fine. I saw them last night in l11 and today they are in exactly the same place,laying happily under the trees. Melody has lovely lately,she has been coming right over to me as if she wants a cuddle,so a little pat has to surfice. x

Well...they were definately challenging me this morning lol. Walked round for over an hour before I spotted Melody (being white was helpful) who was on her own at 9:20 in H7 just off the gate/path. I then spent another 10 mins before I found the others together at 9:30 coming out of the bracken on the edge of F6. All 4 had heads down eating the grass.  All looked fine apart from they looked a little damp with all the rain we had but no issues that I could see.

Tuesday 26 August 1pm

All L7 Melody standing, others sitting.  The rain had finally stopped, was pouring earlier when I failed to find them.  Looked fine.

All together in L9 at 8:30 this morning.  Heads down eating grass, didn't even bother to look up at us when i said hello lol. All looked good.

All in H12 at 7:50am, eating the grass at the side of the road/track.  Got so close I could have touched them (don't worry Elliot, I didn't lol).  All looked great, no flies although it was a little chilly this morning, I expect thats why.  I didn't see any problems with eyes either.

Cattle found and gates upgraded

Hello all, The four girls were all relaxing out on the open heather heath which was lovely to see as the sun was setting. They were all good and their eyes were nice and clear. I made some repairs to the gate down near to the trough. It should help it close a bit better and latch properly. I then replaced the broken sign on the gate next to the cattle grid in the car park and also adjusted the gate so this also latches properly now. Nice to see the site again....I miss getting out there as much as I used too! Elliott

11:15am I eventually found the girls, Melody on her own in K4 head down chewing away.  I didn't get chance to see her eye although having seen it a little weepy over the last couple of days which also didn't appear to be bothering her, I was not too concerned. The others were all together in J3, Morag was just standing looking around.  Crumple standing, chewing the cud and Jericho was sitting.  There were so many flies on her face and especially around her left eye again, she seemed really bothered by them today.

Tuesday 19 August 8:30am

Crumple and Jericho in the bracken G6, Melody and Morag near gate F7.  The bracken is eye level, I nearly missed them.  Melody was helpfully eating stinging nettles on the outside of the fenced area, so I got a good look at her eye, looked OK but there is still a trace of tear mark down her cheek.  (It is amazing the way they carefully thread their heads through the barbed wire.)

Sunday 17 August 5pm

All sitting close together L12.  Melody's left eye running again but not worse than it was before, also I noticed Jericho's lump.

visited today at 3pm

all the girls standing under a tree all bunched together shoving one another in d15,seeming to be trying to stay dry,melodys eye didnt seem to bad and the little lump on jerichos back seems to have gone. All good xx

Having said I would not be going to Bramshot Heath this week, I did today.  At approx 15:10 we spotted Morag on her own in D15, head down eating the grass.  She appeared to move slowly but all looked ok with her movement.   The others were walking along eating grass now and again in H12, some way infront of Morag. All looked fine though.

Monday 12th August - Site Check (Late Post)

Did a site check of Bramshot Heath today and found the four girls grazing in the centre of the heath. They were all looking very well.

I have re-tied the self closer in the gate nearest the trough but will revisit it later this week to make another more permanent repair.

A few small branches had come down on the fence in a couple of places so I removed them and made sure the fences were all in good order.

visited yesterday at 6pm

all the girls happily chewing away in the center of the heath out in the open,melodys eye looked dry today, xx

All in I6 this morning at 10:30 amongst the tall fir trees. I didn't get a close up as it was pouring down! But at least they appeared ok from a distance.

Saturday

All in L9 at 14:25, Melody on her own one side of the track with he others all sitting the other side under the big Oak trees keeping out of the sun.  All were chewing the cud and looking quite happy. Didn't notice any issues.

visited today @12noon

all the girls were laying down peacefully in l3/4.

At 8:25am, we found the girls quite spread out (unusual) but anyway, Crumple on her own eating grass in I4, Morag on her own on the path in K4 eating grass & looking around. Jericho & Melody together deep in the woods in J3. I managed to get close to them (eventually)!  Jericho did have lots of flies on her back but were not bothering her & Melody's right eye looked ok with just some watery streaks underneath & no flies. No other issues from what I could see today.

Watering eyes update.

Just to let you all know that I had a message from the Grazier this morning: the fluid loss from the eyes is usual for this time of year and the flies are naturally drawn to it.

So for now it's nothing to worry about too much but if you do see any of the symptoms worsening then please do keep us informed.


Thanks

Rich.

Tuesday 5 August 8am

Melody and Jericho grazing.  Melody's eyes look OK this morning, not sure if she had just wiped them or there has been treatment.  Morag was licking the underside of Crumple, I can't imagine what it would be like to have all that hair in your mouth, but maybe it is not unlike eating grass.  All in L8.
NB. I am away next week.

Eyes reported to grazier

I went to Bramshot at lunchtime and checked on Melody's eyes and agree that they do look rather tear-stained. I reported back to the office and Guy gave the grazier a call to let her know. The others all looked comfortable and curious. I also put out some Looker posters and mended the self-closure on the gate which had been cut or had snapped(?).

visited today @5.30.

All the girls were happily munching away in o3/4.Jericho was scratching her self on low trees very cute. I am still worried about melodys eye as there is a large wet area down the right side of her face,altho when i saw her on saturday it didnt seem so bad but now it is worse again.I didnt call the office because it didnt seem like an emergancy and i know i moaned a bit about communication but only because i have had quite a few concerns and questions in the past that havent been answered. x

Catching up

Hello all, I am just catching up on what has been happeneing whilst I was on holiday last week. Having read your blogs I will find out tomorrow from the rest of theh go team whether anyone has read your blog on Friday about the eye. The blog is checked everyday but may have been done before you blogged in the afternoon. No one checks on weekends so this is the first time I expect it will have been read. Please could I ask that all future concerns about live stocks health or welfare be reported by phone to the office on 01256 381190. This is the best and quickest way to ensure that things like this are picked up. It will also enable us to react immediately if needed. As for Morag I recall a few weeks back hearing that Guy had spoken to the owner, Liz Miller, who said that her arthritis is getting worse which will explain why she is dragging her feet more and they are catching each other as she walks. Liz is aware of it and keeping an eye on her. She is one of Liz's special girls! Thanks all Elliott

The girls were in L9 at 9:55, sitting under the big oak tree, chewing the cud. All looked fine, they looked quite contented.

re thurs

oh and Morag is really dragging her very long hooves around lately,

visited thurs [yesterday @ 5pm]

All the girls were laying down having a snooze by the gate in c15.Jericho was covered in flys much more than the others but i was concerned about melody who had an extremely runny right eye,it had loads of flys on the stream that was all down her face.I would appreciate it if one of you guys who over look all this would just comment to show you have read my concerns as often there are no comments at all. x

All close together in K13 at 9:30 this morning, heads down chewing away, all looked fine & not bothered by us at all...

Tuesday 29 July 8:45am

Crumple on her own in K10, chewing cud and looking a bit miserable when I arrived, the others in K6.  As I walked over to look closer at them, Jericho and Melody went to join Crumple.  Morag took a few hesitant steps in the same direction.  No obvious problems.

visited today 2.30

all the girls happily in the trees laying down chilling out in l4. melody looking very girly and beautiful. x

The girls were in L9 at 8am this morning, heads down chewing away.  Good to see Melody & Jericho looking playful together with their tails wagging like mad lol. They all looked great, no issues.

All in M6 at 8:15, just standing there waiting for us this morning. All very calm & relaxed, looking good. My only observation was that Morag is still dragging her hoofs along the ground when walking.

visited today at 5 pm

all the girls were happily grazing in j4/k4, all seemed peaceful,flies seemed to have relented a little. Although i do think one of them has the runs because the was very runny poo's in the area. x

Walked around for over an hour in this heat & no sighting again, went to all their usually places to no avail....

Tuesday 22 July 1pm

Crumple sitting in the shade others grazing L9,  looked OK

visited today at 2pm

walked around for a good hour to no avail,they were playing hide from jo , again . x

Sorry for the short notice but I'm not around this weekend so please feel free to blog should you be over there, many thanks :-)

visited friday7.30pm

All the girls were standing in j4 except jericho the belted gallway who was standing further in the trees in i4,the lump was attrcting flies and she had 50 flies in each eye,and her nose was running alot,i know in the heat this is common as it cools them down but it did look excessive.

Lump on Belted Galloways back

Hello All, I visited today to check the livestock and noticed a walnut sized lump on the back of the belted Galloway. It was receiving attention from flies so I contacted the grazier to let them know. They replied to say she had a similar lump last year but they would investigate later today anyway. Other than that they all looked really good. I had chance to have a walk around the site a bit and monitor the heaths regeneration which I have to say is looking amazing. Keep up the good work all Elliott

Tuesday 15 July 8:45 am

L10, Jericho grazing others sitting.  Morag was licking Crumple's back.  All looked peaceful in the shade.

Me too

I also saw them all this afternoon enjoying the sunshine and all looked happy and healthy. Nothing more to report!

Hello

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself...
I'm Sophie Beesley, the new Assistant Reserves Officer, stepping into Keith's old shoes. I've come back to work at the Trust after time away to have a baby and will be working three days a week so I hope to see you out and about.

visited today @ 2pm

All the girls happily lazing around in l 13/14. melody was rubbing her face all over jerichos back end,they both seemed to enjoy that immensely.It was very funny to watch.There was a very young deer standing by the gate in f4 last night around 8pm,i was really concerned about it ,it didnt even run from the dogs i had to get them away. x

They were very kind to us again today.  They were in I10/11 at 8:30 this morning, heads down chewing away at the short grass. Not too many flies about and they were not bothered by us walking between them at all.  All looked good to me.

They were kind to me today...At 7:30am, we followed them along the track from H12 all the way down to the water trough in D15 so I got a good look at how they were doing.  Apart from all the flies, Jericho did look very bloated, Morag was walking ok & keeping up with the others but her hoofs were dragging, even her back two were clipping each other whilst walking. Not sure if she needs a check as I've seen other posts that mention something similar with Morag's walking...

today 12.30

I know its not my day but i thought id say ,all present and correct chilling under a group of pines in around l8. x

sorry re previous post when i say visited today its after midnight so is yesterday x

visited today at 8.15pm

Icouldnt find them today,i do admit i was really pushed for time,i do wish i had have looked at the blog before i went as i see 2 of you good people didnt spot them yesterday either. I m going tomorrow mid morning as i guess is the friday looker so i will make sure they are there. x

No sighting this afternoon

I was on the site at 4pm. I fixed the bridle gate near the south cattle grid to make it self-closing, afte the escape at the weekend. I walked round the whole perimeter of the site, but saw neither hide nor hair of them.

First duty back after holiday and unfortunately no sighting today. I walked around twice but the braken it so high now I just couldn't see them but did see that yesterday so know they are fine.

Tuesday 8 July 8:30am

All grazing H7.  Not too many flies this morning.  No problems seen, Morag did not walk far but seemed OK, they were all very busy eating.  Checked top gate was properly shut.

water trough

ive pulled out and crushed down as many of the nettles and ferns around the trough and checked it and it seems fine. x

visited today at 2pm

all the girls standing in the trees for shade in l4,apart from crumple who was lying down ,being licked by jericho for ages. I watched Morag for 10 mins but she barely moved so it was hard to tell how she is.There were masses of flys all round her including wasps and very large hover fly type things.She was chewing away ,her hooves look long not sure if that may have any relevance.Shes normally the most aware looking of them all but she didnt really even look up,even when the dogs got a little close. Hopefully im just being paraniod but can we keep a closer eye on her please.x

visited today at about 6.30pm

was walking with the dogs and found the cows in g14 and h14,i couldnt see morag for a while,but then as we carried on through the woods a little, she was there looking very slow and in pain ,she was limping but it was hard to tell on which leg as it seemed like all of them. I have never seen her look like that and i was very concerned.I have left a voicemail at the office and as its my day tomorrow anyway i'll take extra care to check her.Heres hoping she looks better tomorrow. W hen i saw her yesterday i remember thinking she doesnt look very fat for this time of year. x

Melody Returns...

As an update to me previous post - Melody has now been returned to Bramshot Heath.

Melody AWOL - Temporarily!

Apologies for not posting this yesterday.

Melody managed to find her way out of Bramshot Heath yesterday and navigated her way down to Pondtail. Due to the heat and the long walk she'd just done I took the decision to not try and move her back onto Bramshot Heath and instead, put her onto the Pondtail reserve. This was agreed with the grazier who will be picking Melody up today and taking her back to Bramshot Heath to rejoin the others.

I couldn't find any fence breaks and believe the gate next to the cattle grid that leads onto the Pondtail track had been left open, fortunately Melody was the only one who found it!

Friday 4 July 8:30 pm - no sign of Melody

I was just out with my dog and the others were in K5 but I could not see Melody anywhere nearby.   Do we have a regular Saturday looker.  I will check again tomorrow anyway.

visited thursday @ 2pm

All the girls chilling out ,having a lay down in the cool fern in g/h 5,all seems good there. x

Tuesday 1 July 7pm

All up and moved.   Morag, Melody and Jericho J5/K5.  Crumple was hiding in the bracken H6.  All looked OK.

Tuesday 1 July 8:45am

All four tucked in sitting under the rhododendron D4.  They were still there unmoved 45 minutes later.  I will check again this evening.  Trough full.

visited today at 1.30pm

aLL THE GIRLS HAPPILY IN AND AROUND M8/N8,THE RAIN CAME TO GIVE THEM SOME PEACE FROM THE FLYS. X

visited sunday 29/6 at 7pm

all the girls happily munching away along the path in h-j 13. sorry i didnt blog on thursday i completely forgot and on that day i couldnt actually find them for the first time in ages,the must have been hiding in all the tall fern. x

All 4 found in J 8.

I had a good look at all of them today, all good. I do like these cows bless'em, its nice to know they are doing well in thier retirement home : )

visited yesterday at 10am

All the girls were around the water trough,when morag had finished it refilled itself for ages,she sucked soo much water up it was astonishing x

visited today at 2pm

all the girls were happily grazing in ,j11 and j12 . in fact melody came right over to us to say hello. x

20th June

have lost the grid please re send to me  
The cows were all up by the cattle grid near the rail way line car park Odette- There is a link to the grid map on the right hand side of the blog page. elliott

Cattle all well

I was on site today so I caught up with the cattle. All 4 were in the middle of the heath doing a good job grazing. All looked well, although the belty was getting mobbed by flies. Cheers

Tuesday 17 June 8:50am

Finally found them tucked in a thicket in D5, looked fine, chewing the cud, Morag standing others sitting.  I have never found them in that spot before and nearly tripped over them.  It is getting more difficult with the bracken growing so fast.
I am away next week, so no Tuesday looking.

13th June

all the cows laying down at K10

All laying up in K10

I visited the site today to check the girls and carry out a reptile survey. the girls were all laying in the shad in K10 under the big oaks. They all looked good, clean and tick free from what I could see which is great news. I found 1 grass snake and four slow worms as well for those of you interested. Elliott

visited yesterday 12/6 @ 1pm

All the girls happily grazing in the shade around by the water trough. the trough is working fine ,i removed a little water and it filled back up.

All were gazing happily in H7 this morning around 8:20.  No issues but as Sue has commented, there is quite a lot of foxglove around at the moment and although it does look pretty I believe it is poisonous so should we be concerned?

Tuesday 10 June 8:30am

All peacefully grazing in the sunshine J11.  They haven't moved far from I11, where they were grazing about 12 hours ago, yesterday evening.  Morag was hiding behind a clump of bracken, which is growing like mad.  Are there any plans to control it this year?  There are also quite a few foxgloves in that area, I don't recall noticing them before, I don't suppose they are good for cows either.

visited today at 10 am,also sat and sunday

everythings very peaceful and all seems extremely calm as the girls were grazing away in k9 and l9,i visited at the weekend and they were in much the same place to be honest,it seems that is their favourite area at the moment . x

6th June

All cows at J11

visited yesterday 5/6 @12.30

all the girls happily grazing in l7 and m7

An eventful start to our walk, we watched the steam loco (black v 44932) pass under the bridge! Poor Rosie got the fright of her life & didn't like the noise at all.  Glad to say all the girls were not bothered at all considering how close they were to the railway.  All were in H6 grazing happily on this drizzly morning around 10:30am

visited yesterday 2/6 @ 2pm

All the girls happily grazing L8/9. X

Tuesday 3 June 8:45am

Pouring with rain, they were all close together tucked up under the hedge by the kissing gate near the trough, C15.  Looked fine but miserable.

All in L9 at 9am this morning, heads down grazing. All looked fine.  Coincidence but they were almost in the same place yesterday at around 8:15am.

visited today @1pm

All the girls happily grazing in i9. all seems very peaceful.Ive got some cool piccys of when jericho marched up to us and demanded attention,not sur how to put them on here tho. x

All laying together chewing the cud in L9 at 11:15 on this drizzly morning under the big oak tree.  Took some lovely photos of them, all looking quite happy apart from being very wet, bless them.

can someone update us on Daisy,whether it be good or bad news pleeease,we can handle it x

strange behaviour.

When walking with the family on sunday late afternoon the cows were all in i 15 and j15 they seemed very frisky especially jericho who bowled right up to us [puppys and all] and seemed to want to be stroked, in all the time ive been lookering with them she has never done that. it was really lovely xx

visited monday @6pm

sorry for the late blog,all the girls were standing near the gate in m and n 15, probably trying to get out of the rain it was awful out there. they were looking out wondering when it was going to stop. x

Tuesday 27 May 8am

Jericho and Morag K10 Crumple and Melody L10, all busy grazing in the drizzle.  Looked fine

At 9:30 this morning, Jericho was in M12 with the others in L11, all with heads down & tails wagging.  All looked fine.

visited today @5pm

all happily grazing in m11 /12,looking fine and fat. troughs working nicely,and you'll be pleased to know the puppys ignore them now,yaaa. Amazingly the cows never even looked when we passed anyway. x

At 14:15 today, the girls were together around the water trough.  Melody & Jericho sitting together with The Highland standing, all just enjoying themselves, looking good & happy to see us today, wagging their tails lol.

All looking very relaxed in I10 and J10

Posing for a family ;) I've had a good look at them and short of the typical flies this time of year, no problems at all. Lookig very calm and relaxed.

Tuesday 20 May 7:45 am

All grazing N12 looked fine and well.  Trough full.

visited today at 6pm

all the girls happily munching around the water trough in d15 and e15.They all look soo well. x

At 9:30am Melody was in J13, Jericho in K14 with heads downs grazing. The highlands in J12 standing under the oak tree, all looking good.

At 8am this morning, Jericho on her own in I9 with the others in J10, all busy grazing & looking fine.

visited today at 10am

all the girls were in the shade spread out between h8 and h11. All chewing on various young trees. Looks like a good life on a morning like this. x

Lets play hide & seek for Debbie today! We started our walk around 8:30am heading to the middle gate in B6. Spent the next hour & a half walking around looking for the girls.  Nowhere to be seen, I even asked several other dog walkers and no-one had seen them. Almost gave up & headed back to the car park via the way we came ie via B6.  To my surprise there was Jericho & Morag in B6 with Melody in B7, no sign of Crumple though so guess she wasn't too far away.  All looked fine bless them.

Tuesday 13 May 1:30pm

All in C4, Morag hiding under rhododendron others wandering around grazing all looked fine.

visited monday 12/5 @2pm

All the girls were down near the water trough seeming very calm and happy.They all look very healthy i must say. x

Sunday 11 May 7pm

All fine, grazing J10, slowly working towards the trough.  (Not my day but as we seem short of lookers at the moment, I thought I would post the report)

Cattle checked

Hello all, I visited the site today to check the cattle and carry out a reptile survey. I could only find two cows (Moiley and Morag) and also only found two snakes (1 adder and 1 grass snake). In the process of looking for the other two I was called away to repair a broken strainer but assume they are both well and just sheltering from the blustery wind. Also found another new population of about 200 sundew plants which was nice to see. That now makes about 600 on site! Elliott

Maps now available again

Apologies for the broken links to the looker maps, this was as a result of our new website going live. I have updated the links and they should be working again now. If you cannot access the maps then please let me know.

Thanks

Rich.

visited thursday 8th at 2pm

Cant access the map so i'll try to explain ,all the girls were happily grazing around by the wide concrete path that leads from the carpark to the central field,having the map back would be good please or send me a paper one. The trough seems to be working fine. x

Tuesday 6 May 8:30am

All 4 happily grazing K11.  Jericho tucking into the silver birch saplings.  No problems.  Trough full, although the water looks a bit green.

oh i cant access the ariel photo x

visited today at 7pm

the girls were all happily standing around in g8/h8,crumple crumple came marching out of the bushes and gave us quite a scare,just what my pups need,a healthy fear of them.

The girls were in K10 this morning around 10:10 with heads down & all looking good.

visited thurs 1/5

sorry for late blog,all the girls happily grazing in l and m 12. All seemed peaceful,its sad not having Daisy though,hope she comes back .Please can you keep us informed about her well being x

At 13:20 the girls were in D15. Jericho & Melody heads down together one side of the trough, with Morag (head down) & Crumple (laying) the other side.  All looked fine on the lovely sunny afternoon. On my way and i decided to cut inside the meadow for a change and so pleased I did.  what a lovely surprise (again) when we spotted a large deer (not sure if Roe deer as it looked much larger than those we saw last week) bounding across the open meadow. We watched as it eventually ran into the woods but too quick for me so didn't get a photo this time.  So great to see though.

Tuesday 29 April 7pm

All four in M10 heads down grazing.  No problems

(Is any one going on Thursday evening and wants to share transport?)

daisy's off for some tlc

i'm so glad Daisy has been taken off for some tlc bless her,i was soo worried when i couldnt find her. x

Daisy taken back to farm for treatment

Hello. The grazier has removed Daisy and taken her back to the farm fro treatment. Thanks for keeping an eye on her.

visited at 2pm

oh and the others where in m5 n5.x

worried

i visited yesterday evening around 7 and all the girls were togetherish although daisy did seem to be hobbling badly[the muscle definition on her back legs has really deminished but she has arthritus and that is a trait].But today i have looked every where ,i did read debbies post before i went so i made an extra special effort and searched the perimitter for 1 1/2 hours,with no luck,i asked everyone and even gave my number to a lady who called me to say she'd had a proper search to no avail.Where is she,im going to call and see if she may have been taken away and then im going back armed with the kids. x

Thought I'd blog today as I was over there and that we are keeping a close eye on Daisy.  At 9:15 we spotted the 4 girls in the distance, across the open meadow, they were in L8 with heads down walking around huddled together and looking good (I checked them once I got closer to them).  I then carried on walking looking for Daisy. She was laying in L3 facing the railway line so really not bothered about where the others might be. I did get close to her and she looked at me ok but I decided to leave her there and not get her up (not sure if this was the right decision).  Hopefully someone will spot them again later and they will be altogether again.

25th April

Sorry about the late post I had internet issues!
25th April all the girls were at K14/15  under the trees as it was raining
They all looked happy

Daisy's leg

Hello. An update about Daisy. A member of the public reported that Daisy seemed to be lame, we know that she has arthritis and is a little slower than the rest. We let the grazier know and she has been to check and informed us that one of her legs is a little worse than usual. She has been given some pain killers and will be monitored by the grazier over the weekend. Cheers

visited today @ 1.50

The army had taped off the whole area so we werent allowed in so i decided to walk the perimiter and see if i could see the cows anyway ,well i did they were altogether in g15 and h15,seemingly very mellow so im guessing they werent too upset by what ever the army were up to x

At 9:15 all the girls except for Daisy were in G13 & H13, slowly making their way towards the water trough.  They all looked fine. I then spent the next 45 mins looking for Daisy to no avail. I'm guessing she's laying down in the hedge somewhere...

no visit

sorry due to completely unforseen circumstance couldnt visit yesterday but went sat and sun and they were altogether on both those days around k8 area,daisy has concerned me a little to but this weekend was good to see she'd kept up. And have and will be keeping an eye on her for sure,shes our baby lol xx

Early start this morning so first saw the girls at 7:15 quite spread out.  Melody in G4, Jericho & Morag apart in I4, Crumple on her own in I5. All 4 standing/walking chewing away. Then I had to hunt for Daisy! eventually found her in J3 laying down. Thought is a little strange to see them so spread out but carried on with my walk.  2nd lap (8:10am) I found the 4 again close together in F6 but again no sign of Daisy! She was still laying where I saw her earlier in J3. Concerned about her so made her stand.  She appeared very very stiff and walked very slow but I managed to get her to walk towards the others. Took about 20 mins but was very pleased she seemed to understand me lol.  Can we please keep a close eye on her as I was under the impression she was more mobile this year so far bless her...

18th April

All the cows at F15 all look just fine

visited today at 4pm

i know its not my day but there havent been that many friday blogs so i thought id add that all the girls were happily feeding in i8 and i9. they all seem very close these days. x

visited thursday 17th at 4.30pm

all the girls laying down chilling in k8,this seem to be there favourite place at the moment. x

All the girls were in C4 at 11:45 this morning, sitting/laying under the big tree in the shade.  All looking very happy & contented.

Cattle added to Pondtail

Hello, just a note to let you all know that we also now have cattle on Pondtail - the heath between Wood Lane heath (Hart DC land) and the canal. We put 3 heifers on yesterday, with 2 more and a bull to come over the next week. I know many of you know others who walk in the area so please feel free to let them know they are back for the summer. The cattle there are our own Trust herd of British Whites. Any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks Laura

visited today at 6pmish

all the gird happily grazing in i9 and i10,today all back together,also when i walked back past that point about 40 mins later they had all completely disappeared,so it nice to know that daisy can keep up and march on when necessary.I checked the water trough by removing a little water and i could hear it filling up as it should,i also removed some of the mouldy old leaves floating in there in a bid to stop any blockages.

visited today at 6pm till 8.30pm

i know debbie has already blogged but i wanted to mention we saw 4 of the girls in i7 ish but couldnt find daisy ,eventually spotted her in e15 eating by the fence behind the water trough. I m guessing they all went for water then daisy got left behind and we walked back and hung around for ages ,she didnt appear on the path [to catch up with the others] for a good hour and a half,when she did appear she was soo slow. I hope shes ok. x

All sitting down happily together in I12 under the fir trees at 14:10 this afternoon, lovely picture!

ariel photos have been all fine for me x

re poo bags

Just wondering what on earth if anything we can do about the amount of poo bags by the gate at the end of the car park ,they are spread every where,i know its people do a dirty protest in some way expecting a bin to appear,we need to shame them into taking it home,id rather tread on poo than see that its awful.Am i allowed to make a poster or do u guys have one. x

visited today @1.30pm

all the ladies looking glorious in the sunshine ,in and around the baby trees near the gate at e4.They really do seem to be in fine form,got a lovely close look today. They are soo good about the puppies even tho they do bark a little still,its like they know they are just nervous babys. x

For now try: http://www.hiwwt.org.uk/get-involved-grazing-wildlife Hope to get this sorted very soon, Jack

No sighting of the girls today even though I looked for over an hour so they must be hiding from the sunshine.  We did see 2 small Roe Deer out in the big meadow which was so lovely to see.  We watched them for some 10 mins as they were jumping about without a care in the world.  All, please note that I have called the office this afternoon to report that I was unable to view the aerial photos of the Heath on the blog, so Jack will pass this onto the team and hopefully get its sorted asap.

Tuesday 8th April 7:45am

Daisy sitting on her own in B5.  The others grazing in E6-7, then Jericho and Morag moved onto the main path.

Note - I am away until Tuesday 29 April.

visited today at 2.30pm

All five girls in k8,four lying and lazing around,melody standing watching us. They all look so calm and peaceful. x

Melody

Hello. I have heard back from the grazier and the new Irish Moiled cow is call Melody. Cheers

4th April

K3   H5    The cows were quite spread out
Not as one heard  as last year but seem to be split 2 herds more this year

All looking good

The girls were in H8 & H9 along the fence at around 17:15 this afternoon with their heads down.  All looked fine.

visited today @2pm,

All the girls happily chewing in k8 and l8,so what is the answer to 'where is bambi',call me dumb but i assumed the white one was bambi although it did look different she often looks very different at different times of year. We'll start a campaign if we dont get an answer soon.Molly is a nice name though.x

We first noticed the girls all spread out at 11:45. Daisy farthest away in J9, Crumple & Morag in J10 with Molly (thanks to Sue) & Jericho in H11.  We watched while they all came together just off the track in the silver birches.  They all appeared ok even Daisy was walking well so be it a little slower.

Tuesday 1 April 4:15

After failing to see any of them this morning in the mist, I found them this afternoon looking fine and mainly grazing on the bramble.  It was quite a search because I went the wrong way round.  

The Irish Mollied, who I have decided to call Molly was in H7.  The Belted Galloway, Jericho and the Black Highland, Morag were in G7 and the two Red Highlands, Daisy and Crumple were on the road between the cattle grids,  F6.  

 I reported the fly tipping in the carpark to the office this morning and Guy has told Landmarc whose responsibility it is.

saturday

As it looks like no one went at the weekend i'd just like to say i saw them all on saturday and spent a couple of hours ambling around there,all the girls seemed really happy,they werent even at all bothered by my stupid barky pupiess. x

visited today@6pm

when we left at about 7.45 all the girls were happily munching and scratching on bushes in and around g6-h6,when we arrived they where in the same area but much more spread out. as we walked along adjacent to the train track path the red highland with half a horn [what is her name agin] followed us and was coming really quick,just as i thought we'd better move she got into a deep puddle,had a drink and poo'd lol. They are all looking really good although daisy is moving terribly slow bless her. x

Friday 26th

J4 K4 L4 All cows here

visited yesterday thurs 27

visited at 4pm all the girls standing out of the rain in m3 and n3 area,everything seemed very peaceful. x

Not sure if Jo made it there yesterday so thought I'd blog anyway...I spotted the girls all standing close together in the gorse/edge of track at 14:15 in I13. All looked fine.

Spotted all the girls this afternoon at 2:45pm spread out between K7, K8 & K9. all with heads down except for Daisy who was sitting down, just looking around.  I didn't get up too close but all looked fine.

Tuesday 25 March 8:15am

All grazing in the area around the trough D15,  looked fine.
The gate at C16 was not properly latched but did not open when I pushed it.  Lifting the gate slightly made it latch properly.

19th March

N7  
Can you tell me is Bambi still with the girls ?

visited today at 2.15pm

The girls where all huddled together in c4 under the tree,scratching their heads on the low branches and generally looking really chilled out. They barely even noticed the puppys having a moment on noticing them in the undergrowth,not the easiest to find either,i nearly gave up.

No sighting of them yesterday (Saturday), must have been hiding as I was over there very early.  Anyway, Today, they were in M12/13 at 12:15.  Daisy laying down with others walking around chewing the cud.  All looking fine.

Surprised we spotted them today but did catch sight of the White one first. They were all spaced apart in N7/N8 at 13:15, all pulling at the bracken for food I guess.  All looked fine.

Tuesday 18th March - Site Check

Did a site check today and after quite a bit of searching found the cattle in D4 enjoying a lay down in the sunshine. All were looking well.

Tuesday 18 March 8:15am

All hiding in trees N7 looked fine, mainly browsing on the gorse. Trough full. Any news on Bambi or the name of the new recruit?

sorry

sorry just located the map on this blog dashboard and the girls where in l7 and k7

re thursday

Im not available this thursday so if anyone is going there could you have a look out for the girls x

visited today @2pm ish

Lovely to see all 5 cows back,if not a few pounds lighter lol.Saw the chilling out some lying some standing in the middle of the heath field near the group of pines,im going to need another map as mine has disappeared. I didn't get too close as i want my puppys to get used to them slowly and not bark at them,which i might add is what i fully expected today,but thank god they only barked a little.

  We spotted the girls walking along the muddy track in H10 at 9am this lovely morning.  We followed them for about 15 mins all the way down to the trough in D15. They all looked fine, Daisy taking up the rear as usual but her back leg didn't look as bad as last year. So good to see them back.

Hi everyone, I know it's not my day but as I was over there today, I thought I'd go say hello to the girls.  So, we have Daisy, Crumple, Morag & Jericho back but no Bambi yet, I do hope she is ok.  would be really good to know the name of the White one though so perhaps one of the the Guys could update us...thanks & it's great to see them back

Cattle Back on Site

Guy and I were over at Bramshott today. We had a few fence repairs to do which all went without any hitches. At the end of the repairs we met Miller's Ark who had just dropped 5 cattle off on the site. They seemed happy to be there and went off exploring the site. We also checked reptile tins and felts. Most of the felts are no longer serviceable. We found a nicely marked adder under a tin. We listened out for woodlarks, but only heard a distant skylark.