Hi folks, yes I'm still alive, just don't go over there as much now due to parking, Army etc but did pay a visit today.  We saw the cows at around 10:30am between J11 & K11 all with heads down. Didn't venture very close but they did look quite contented and look very well.  I also checked the trough which was very frozen. I managed to crack the ice eventually and remove most of it (VERY COLD)! I also put a large stick in as Guy mentioned but don't know how long that will last. On a positive note, listening to the weather forecast just now, it's going to warm up now, phew!