All 4 in Wood near trough. Met John G just before leaving.

Gave them some nuts bits and had a good look over them. And looking very well they were too. Good condition, no concerns. Lovely nuthatch in the tree all the while. And met a couple walking their dog demanding that I watch Autumn Watch about the Jays! H
Got it on I player to watch later 😉

No need to Blog today then John 😁

At about 1015 hrs all in very fine fettle, browsing bramble among the leaves, next to the back fence near Qinetiq, along from the trough.  Trough OK.

Tuesday Afternoon

All the cows were out in the middle the heath spread out grazing.  I rattled the bucket and gave them a shout and they came running over for some nuts.

All seemed fine.

All spread out and moving about but around J14 at about 1145 hrs this morning, browsing birch scrub and sweet chestnuts.  All looking very fit and well. Cantor rather doing his own thing someway behind the rest.

Checked today at 3.00 and found all 4 under the chestnut tree. Looking a bit bedraggled but munching the chestnuts quite happily. Trough full and working OK.

All well

The 4 were again enjoying chestnut season by the trough - all eating chestnuts and looking well.

Bad weather on it's way, or not!

Cattle obviously don't believe the weather forecast, as they were standing (one lying) in the copse at C15 between the track and the fence for the common, today at 12:40. It looks as though they've got into shelter, ready for heavy rain and strong winds (which are due on Thursday), with the trough nearby for when they get thirsty. 

All very well and grazing grass in I6 at about 1145 hrs today.

All fine this afternoon.

Similar to Joanne's visit on Tuesday I found the cattle eating sweet chestnuts near the trough this afternoon. They were all looking fit and well.

I had a look at the trough and it should be fine. It has been shaded out for a lot of the summer by the surrounding bracken. More light is hitting the water now as the bracken is dying off so some algae has started colour the water up. We'll keep an eye on it and sort it out if it starts to look like it's going bad.

Went looking at 3.00 pm. Could not find any cows. Bright day but very windy so suspect they were hunkered down in the bracken somewhere. Trough looks OK but as Joanne says water looks green.
Will try again later in week.

Today at 2pm

All four foraging and munching on sweet chestnuts in front of the water trough. Their coats are getting quite shaggy now, well the younger more than lola. All seem a well. I love the yearly sound of them munching chestnuts. Water trough is working OK but is looking very green indeed. X

All in J5 under the big pines but then moving on at 0900 hrs today.  All fit and well.

4 Cattle back on site

We have returned the same 4 cattle back onto site today. We had a successful TB Test.