visited yesterday at 8pm ish

All the cows grazing away happily in and around the trough area,they seemed very interested in my kids ,the cow with the sore nose took a definate like to my daughter which was very sweet indeed. Off out now so fingers crossed they decide to show themselves to me today. x

All found happily grazing in the sun just off the track in L5.

Very relaxed, very happy. The odd bit of head rubbing, and I got licked.. Good feedback from a passer by.

visited today at 2pm

Yay found them at last,they were all happily grazing and or rubbing themselves on the trees in j/k 13. i can relax now. xx

Visited at 0915 hrs today for some 20 mins spent with the cattle.  They are all fine, in the shade, in M3 where the grass is nicer.  Lot of dog walkers, some with dogs that raced in and barked at the cattle but not one of the ladies flinched.  All the owners immediately called their dogs back but not all dogs immediately responsive!  I think a dog would have to get very close and be very aggressive and persistent to bother these three ladies.  Will pop back and re-fix one of the cattle notices coming loose at entry O13.

even more worried

Been looking for over an hour now and the nearest I've got to finding the cows is some wet poo on the path towards the water trough. How strange. X

worried

i visited weds thur friday no sign,i wasnt well mon so no walk and no sign tues or yesterday,i did try to contact the office but no one got back i left a message for elliott but im worried are they still there. i will be heading over a little later so fingers crossed. i see they were there last thurs,have they found a new out of way hang out that i havent found? please help. x

Visited the cattle early; 0730 hrs this morning (before the changed NERT this week).  All 3 are fine, looking good all over and very contented munching the longer grass under the trees in K4.  On some gates some notices could do with re-fixing as the odd staple or tie has come off.

frightened running cattle

I have had a report that on Monday lunchtime at just after 12noon the cattle were running fast through the site and into the wooded area near the car park. They went into a path in the woods and continued running. Fortunately the chap that reported it was able to get out of the way and has walked past the cattle every other day before this without incident. Of note is that also we had another report that on Monday an out of control white dog at Pondtail, chasing and lunging at the cattle (just down the path past Fleet Pond). This was at 12.30. Although I can not be sure it is possible that the same dog chased the girls at Bramshot Heath on the way through and that is why they were running. We checked the cattle as soon as we were notified yesteday and they were all calm and ok. If you see any dogs chasing the cattle or the cows behaving erratically please give them a wide berth and let one of the team know. Details of dogs/owners is also useful to us, if you feel their behaviour is inappropriate. Thanks Laura

visited tues @2pm and wed 2pm

sorry forgot to blog yesterday but all the girls happily grazing in e6/7 and no joy today altho i looked for over an hour,i even had apples for them. x

All found this afternoon

All found grazing together up by the railway line. I couldn't see any problems . They all looked very well.

seen today @5.30ish

All the girls were gathered in the vicinity of the water trough which is working fine. The girls seemed happy and calm,i was giving my dogs a drink out of the bowl and the cow with the sore nose came over and my dog silver and said cow sniffed each other nose to nose,their noses were actually touching above the trough,it would have mad a great photo.Quite a sight to see to be sure. x

visited today @2pm ish

All the girls happily munching away in L/M 5,everything seem ed very peaceful today,i must say i do love the intense eye contact they give me,i really think they recognise us already. x

Visited today at 0945 hrs.  Ladies serious munching in L and M8.  All well and content.  190 (Lola)'s nose seems fine and 172 (Rosemary)'s scar is just that; it's fine too.

visited today @ approx 2pm

All the girls very close together in j8,when i say close you couldnt get closer as they seemed to be trying to mount each other and they didnt seem to mind which end either,lol.Prehaps its a way to discover whos 'top dog' as it were.

visited yesterday @2pm

all the girls happily grazing in n/m4. There does seem to be some skin irritation on the the cow with the scar on her side [just near the scar],it looks like it maybe getting a bit scabby. I meet Andy there at the same time so nice to meet a new face. I love how brazen they are with the dogs ,its nice to see that the dogs are healthily scared of them. x

visited today at2pm

All the girls having a really good munch,the barely looked up,they were all close in L9.She did look up long enough for me to notice that the cow with the sore nose looks much better,the edge of the sore is going white so healing i think. Trough seems fine. x

Visited today at 1715 hrs. Found 2 girls and - after some time - 190 several hundred yards away on her own.  She was then spooked a bit by an aggressive black dog.  Had a word with the owner.  Was a touch concerned but after 20 mins all 3 ladies got together again round the water trough and then stayed together.  190's nose looks as though its healing; no fly activity around it.

nose

sorry just noticed you already know that lol. x

nose

i just wanted to say i got quite close yesterday and noticed that one of the cows has a sore on the end of her nose,it does look quite red. x

In G13 at around 1ish this afternoon, trotting along the road, seemed very happy & just ignored us. All appeared fine & didn't see any flies around them

Visited about 0815 hrs.  Eventually (!) found the ladies - all looking very well - moving through the southern wooded area to the water trough.  (Trough OK).  Quick drink then on again northwards - probably to mix it with the soldiery on the area.

All 3 ladies relaxing in the sun almost dead centre of the reserve. Looking good.

Well, they 'wree' relaxing up until the army boys had an excercise with some flash bangs and small arms fire haha. I think the girls will just need to get used to that. They dissapeared into the woodlands while it was happening, thier not daft. Please note cow 172 has an old saesarean scar on her left flank, it looks a little strange but we are aware so no cause for alarm. WE suspect its getting some sun which has made it dry. Cow 190 has got her self a small wound on the end of her nose bless'er. It was seeping a little today and attracted some fly activity, have let Jack know who will probably sprey it next time he goes. Other than that all good, tought on.

new cattle

i didnt recieve an email about the cows being back so havent been walking that area saw them this last week though so i guess i'll start blogging. They definately seem to love rubbing there heads in the soil piles ,its very funny,prehaps they are trying to camoflague themselves. x