Glorious afternoon to be out and hardly anyone around!
Caledonia found just off the path around K15, Evan and Teasel around H14. All seem very happy that there is some grass to eat at last! Evan has several ticks I've noticed.
Trough full and a little scummy on top so a did a surface skim with a stick and gave it a good stir.
2.15pm
Went to see them at 2:45 today but army training and they politely asked us to leave before we saw the cows - will happily return tomorrow if needed :-)
Was up at Bramshot around half 3, started at the trough as its going to be a warm one this weekend. Then explored the whole site, including regular hideaways, and could find them nowhere.
I got a drink from the garage as despite the rain it was really warm, then returned to find all three up by the trough! Sneaky, I tell you when our backs are turned those three can move undetected with a ninja like stealth! ;)
All are looking well!
Have a good weekend,
Richard
Found all 3 around G13/F14 at 9.15am this morning. All rummaging happily in the leaf litter. When she swished her tail I noticed Teasel seemed to have reddish speckles at the top of both rear inner thighs. They may always be there but I hadn't noticed this before. I didn't get too close for obvious reasons but it might be worth someone checking.
Trough very full due to copious amounts of rain this week!
All good, right on the path towards the entrance gate by the carpark. Trough was fine and they were munching away on leaves.
...but mainly windswept. Found Evan and Caledonia chewing the cud in the little Birch Copse at D5, Teasel within sight on the path at E5 tucking into that nice fresh green grass. All well.
Trough good. Bluebells look great.
Have a good weekend,
Richard
Found Teasel lowing by herself at 10.00am around I 10, obviously looking for the boys. I followed her for about 15 minutes, (she can get up quite a speed!), and then went in the opposite direction as she kept going back to the same area. Caught up with them all about E5 having found a patch of lush grass. I should have kept following her as she found them before I did!😂
All looked well, just a few flies around again.
Trough was very full due the amount of rain over the weekend.
All good, down by their trough (which was full and looked fine). Evan took a real interest to a man’s bicycle propped up against the tree, was very cute to see
7pm. All three well and tucking into the green Birch shoots, having enjoyed their brief staycation in the field. All three grazing on the track at E5.
Have a good weekend,
Richard
Hi Folks,
Hope you all are keeping well.
We're in the throes of TB tests at the moment so the three cattle have been moved over to Foxlease until Thursday to make the logistics of the test simpler.
They should be back on Bramshot Heath sometime Thursday so we'll post another update then.
Thanks
Rich.
The quickest fiind ever! All 3 together near the large broken tree around L12 at 11.00am. Caledonia and Teasel lying in the ferns chewing the cud and Evan standing up gorging on gorse. All looked fine; a few flies around but they didn't seem bothered.
Trough clear
Belated sorry!! But they were all good, all sat down, trough was clean, funnily enough they were in exactly the same place as I found them last week!
All 3 lying cudding in the dead bracken in G6. Lot of flies around their eyes and noses otherwise all well.
I swear they know that I need the exercise. I got to site later than usual, about 5pm. It took me 90 minutes to find them! They were all tucked up in bed in a little clearing at J8. Although all sat down and very sleepy, they looked well.
Trough good.
Have a good weekend,
Richard
Location : Thanks.Strategy.spouse (D15)
Ran across the Heath at around 9am this morning and found all three of them in different locations.
Evan was by the trough (D15), Teasel further along the path (H13) and Caledonia in the woods near the fence (F13)
There was a lot of mooing but all were generally happy to be approached and busy hoovering up any green leaves they could find.
late blog! walked yesterday and covered most of site. No sign of cattle - hiding somewhere in gorse?
Trough working OK
A tree has fallen across the fence at E7 and wire is broken. Tree debris is blocking the hole so no immediate worry of escaping cattle.
Found the three of them led up by the birch woodland near the fleet pond entrance. All looked well.
All found around F12 just off the track at 10.40am. Caledonia was lying down chewing the cud and the other two were nearby foraging. All looked well and contented.
Trough was clear.
