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.