Friday

On foot today I found the herd in the middle of the open heath.  All seemed fine, not sure why but they obviously thought I had something for them and they followed me back to the car park.

Found all 4 laying in the wet grass in J12 at 11.00 hours. All looking fit and healthy, chewing cud. Checked trough - full and functioning.

At 1015 hrs Lola was in I7 alone and grazing.  The boys were together in H8 grazing and browsing scrub.   All fit and looking very well.

FYI

I'm away from today til the 2/6 x

Today at 7pm

All four happily grazing to the left of the centre path through the heath field. X

Spotted

Spotted all 4 this morning just grazing the fence line over the cattle grid just over the railway bridge.  All appeared in good health.

Today at 3pm

All four laying around under the lone scotch pine top left of the heath field. They all look very well indeed x

23rd May

All cattle fly sprayed. All well.

Today 6pm yesterday 2pm

No sign either visit, trough is fine though. Have walked all round their area but can't see them x

Checked this afternoon at 3.00. All four laying in the sun in the dried out puddle in M4. Looking very relaxed, quietly chewing cud.

Although I’ve seen Guys post for this afternoon, I had checked on them earlier this morning. At 7:30am they were scattered around F4, 5 & 6, heads down, all looked fine. Trough checked ok too.

Lola and boys sheltering under oak off central track next to another portaloo on the deck.

Looking good. Trough full and on. 

All four laying about looking lazy, chewing cud at 3.30 in L10. No problems. Checked trough - filled to the top and looking OK.

All found in L4 at 0920 hrs.  All fit and well and grazing voraciously.  Army cadet instructor training about to start in the centre of the area.

Today at 4.40

Couldn't get close to the cows as it no entry because of army training, but the cows are all stood very near a white transit along the left path up the heath field, they seem fine, looks like they are queueing for the port loo. X

All in the scrub in E6/D6. Probably avoiding troops practicing.

A lot of troop activity on two thirds of the reserve today, pyrotechnics. Glad to see that I didn't see any members of the public within the zone.

Boys and Lola looking very well, glossy eyes, clean coats.

All in C6 at 7:30 this morning happily grazing in the shade, all looked fine. Trough checked ok.
In I7, there was a group of what looked like 4 lads (in their 20’s maybe) hanging around, had been camping out by the looks of it! Good job my JRT’s make a lot of noise so alerted me to them...just thought I’d mention this.  Also, was good to see a couple of folk out early picking up litter & dog poo!!  Well done to them!

At about 0945 hrs all well and all 4 grazing happily in M10, or thereabouts.  All fit and well. Had a long conversation with a lady who was very interested in the cows and why they are there.

Today at 12pm

All four happily grazing along the center path on the heath field x

All spotted laying up under a big oak just off the central track and portaloo

Another lovely day so they were getting some shade. All looking very well indeed.

All the girls were in J4 at 09:15 this morning, heads down eating whatever they could find.  Maybe it’s me but they don’t look as plump as they did during the winter.  Anyway, they all looked fine, one appeared bothered by the flies but apart from that all looking good. I checked the trough and all ok there too.

Found all four in C16, near the trough at 7.30. All quite relaxed and grazing alongside the footpath. Lola seems to prefer the brambles, the lads on the new grass. No problems.

Today at 11.30

Can't find them today but trough is fine and water in it looks really clean x

All fit and well at 0930 hrs in M4  and 5. All grazing; Lola in the shade, Cronus "paddling" in the wet scrape, the other 2 out in the morning sun.

Wednesday Afternoon

All four were browsing bramble and grazing the woodland grasses near to the car park.  They were al relaxed and fine.

Ckecked today at 3.30. Army were practising around J8,J9 - lots of gunfire noise. Checked trough , all OK. Found cows hiding in D4, D5, somewhat spread out but quite relaxed grazing on new grass and brambles.