All cows off site as of today, Weds 20th December
Emergency Procedure
- Call the office on 01256 381190.
- If no one answers, wait for the answering message which will detail the name and mobile number of the member of staff who is currently on call.
- Phone the on-call member of staff who will then respond accordingly.
NOTES:
- Please do not phone a member of staff directly unless you know they are on-call.
- If you are unsure if a particular situation qualifies as an emergency then please phone the on-call member of staff anyway so that they can make the decision on how to proceed.
- Most importantly of all – please do not report injuries or sick animals via the blog alone – always call the emergency on-call contact.
Thank you!
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Saturday, 16 December 2023
Saturday 16th December
All 3 looking good and eating heather.
11.40am W3W: mock.boast.equity
Trough fine.
Monday, 11 December 2023
Sunday, 10 December 2023
Sunday 10th
All on the track next to the railway line. Bramble is the dish of the day. All fit and well. Trough OK.
Saturday, 9 December 2023
Apologies
Apologies, I shall not be able to visit today as I'm unwell. I'll attempt a mid week visit if things improve.
Saturday 9th December
Sunday, 3 December 2023
Sunday 3rd
Took an inch of ice off the trough. Cows on the move but eventually found not far from the railway bridge entrance eating fallen leaves. All well.
Saturday, 2 December 2023
Saturday 2nd December
Found all 3 eating gorse around W3W: illogical.topmost.member at 11.30am. All looked well and remarkably clean!
The trough is frozen over with quite a thick layer of ice which I was unable to break. There are a couple of small areas where there is access to the water, but it's basically not usuable today.
Monday, 27 November 2023
All good
Happened upon them laying down chewing the cud in the far corner of the enclosure towards the car park corner. Sleepily but content
Sunday, 26 November 2023
Sunday 26th
Trough frozen but I broke the ice. All 3 up the other end of the area taking brambles. All fit and well and looking good.
Saturday, 25 November 2023
Saturday 25th November
All 3 attempting a drink through the ice in a boggy area, but sunning themselves too! W3W: illogical.topmost.member All looked fine.
Trough frozen over so I broke through the surface and removed some large pieces of ice.
11.30am
Sunday, 19 November 2023
Sunday 19th
Found all 3 eventually. All fit and well taking grass, fallen leaves, bramble and Heather. Trough OK
Friday, 17 November 2023
Friday 17th November
All 3 found drying off in the sun at 10.15am. W3W: lavished.fires.ranked All looked fine.
Trough full.
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Monday, 13 November 2023
Sunday, 12 November 2023
Sunday 12th
#75 on the track 300m from Hartland Wood entrance. The other 2 off to his right were harder to find. All fit and well and taking heather, bramble and some fungi to taste.
Saturday, 11 November 2023
Saturday 11th November
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Wednesday 8th November
Sunday, 5 November 2023
Sunday 5th
Scattered about 100m from the trough all eating fallen sweet chestnuts. All fit and well. Trough OK.
Saturday, 4 November 2023
Friday, 3 November 2023
Friday 3rd
Found all 3 by the track, all healthy and happy.
Teasel had a slightly weepy eye, but it looks like she has been rubbing her head in the soil so should be fine.
Sean
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Sunday, 29 October 2023
Sunday 29th
All 3 spread out across H7, 8 and 9 intently grazing short grass and taking fallen leaves, then browsing gorse and attached birch leaves. Wet and muddy but fit and well.
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Saturday 28th October
Friday, 27 October 2023
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Wednesday 18th
All 3 came racing to the truck, just down the track from the trough. All 3 looked well.
Sean
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Sunday 15th
Found the 2 boys just off the track, in gorse, just after Hartland Wood Gate both grazing grass and heather. No sign of Teasal despite our best efforts.
Saturday, 14 October 2023
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Sunday 8th
All in area not far from trough truffling in leaf litter for acorns, beech masts and chestnuts. All well. Trough OK.
Saturday, 7 October 2023
Saturday 7th October
All looking good. Rummaging for acorns at W3W: suits.vows.exports. 2.15pm.
Trough full.
Friday, 6 October 2023
Sunday, 1 October 2023
Sunday 1st
Saw #160 on main track up from Hartland Wood entrance then was led by him to the other 2 in the centre of the area. All grazing among gorse and bracken. All look OK as far as I could see.
Saturday, 30 September 2023
Saturday 30th September
All 3 eating heather just inside the track at W3W: pocketed.fronted.auctioned at 11.15am. I think Caledonia has a tick - top of left front leg, between folds of his neck skin. Quite difficult to see.
Trough full.

Thursday, 28 September 2023
Happened across
Two of them by the water trough but the bull was some way apart from the others towards the exit gate. All looked good
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Saturday 23rd September
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Sunday, 17 September 2023
Sunday 17th
All 3 quietly cudding under the trees across the track from the trough. All OK. Trough OK.
Friday, 15 September 2023
Friday 15th September
Saturday, 9 September 2023
Saturday 9th September
All 3 walking around munching grass and heather in the sunlight. Surprised they weren't in the shade or near the trough in this heat! All fine. Trough full.
W3W: patch.marketing.afternoon
6.00pm
Thursday, 7 September 2023
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Sunday, 3 September 2023
Sunday 3rd
All within 50m of the trough under the trees. Teasel and Evan truffling leaf litter for early fallen acorns. #75, I want to be alone, stood cudding in very tall bracken with only his bum in sight! All fit and well. Trough OK.
Thursday, 31 August 2023
Thursday 31st
Eventually found all 3 towards the fleet pond end of the reserve (///compress.sweat.besotted)
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Monday, 28 August 2023
Monday 28th August
Same again! All 3 cudding near the trough. Quite alot of annoying flies today. Some discharge from Evan's left eye.
Trough OK.
12 noon
Sunday, 27 August 2023
Sunday 27th
Trough OK. Cows cudding near the large broken fir in L12. All fit and well, less for a few pesky flies.
Friday, 25 August 2023
Friday 25th August
All looking good. Same spot as Tuesday.
W3W: rooms.stems.publisher at 9.50am
Not able to visit next Friday or Saturday so will visit on Bank Holiday Monday instead.
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
Cattle in trees not far from trough Tue 22nd
All chewing the cud in the shade not far from the trough
Sunday, 20 August 2023
Sunday again
After Lioness disappointment I found all 3 cows lying in the shade cudding. Teasel is fine. Flies being a bit pesky for all.
Sunday 20th
Found the 2 boys but no sign of Teasel. Evan has 2 minor grazes on his belly. Eye looked OK. Trough OK. May try again later/after the match to find Teasel.
Saturday, 19 August 2023
Saturday 19th August
All 3 found munching grass around W3W: watching.joined.homeward at 3.00pm.
Evan seems to have a red mark/scar underneath near his back left leg and some discharge from his right eye. Other than that all OK.
Trough full but rather green.
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Monday, 19 June 2023
Monday 19th June
All 3 lying down by the trough. Evan has a weepy right eye. Some bothersome flies around all 3, but generally OK.
Trough full.
10.15am
Sunday, 18 June 2023
Sunday 18th
Found 2 easily beside a main track. #75 took more locating in the gorse. All grazing growing grass then still browsing the gorse. All look really well.
Friday, 16 June 2023
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Monday, 12 June 2023
Monday 12th June
Found Teasle on her own which was very unusual - at W3W: trifling. unclaimed. towers. Looked around but the others were nowhere near. Checked the trough and there they were!
Trough fine. Evan's right eye a little weepy.
11.30am
Sunday, 11 June 2023
Sunday 11th
All found around L8 intensly grazing short grass. All fit and well. No signs of ticks. Trough OK.
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Monday, 5 June 2023
Monday 5th June
All fine. Chewing the cud near the 'wamping willow' tree at W3W: trifling. unclaimed. towers, 10.40am
Trough ok
Sunday, 4 June 2023
Sunday 4th
A quick find this morning. All lying contentedly under a large pine in M12. All look fit and healthy.
Friday, 2 June 2023
Thursday, 1 June 2023
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Monday, 29 May 2023
Monday 29th May
All still lying in the sun by the trough. Trough clear.
Caledonia seems to have a 'watery' stain at the top of his back left leg. Possibly has a cut underneath him somewhere that I couldn't see as he was lying down.
11.10am
Sunday, 28 May 2023
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Monday, 22 May 2023
Monday 22nd May
All 3 lying down together chewing the cud. All looked good.
W3W reference exactly the same as last Wednesday! meaty.haggis.annoys at 9.15am
Trough fine.
Sunday, 21 May 2023
Friday, 19 May 2023
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Found sun bathing
Found in the thick bush below the top track all good but they were laying down in the sun
Monday, 15 May 2023
Monday 15th May
All 3 sunning themselves and chewing the cud at W3W: november. hindered. jeering All looked fine.
Trough full and clear.
11.20am
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
No issues
All sat down enjoying what little sunshine was making it through the cloud. Some flies but not too bad.
Monday, 8 May 2023
Monday 8th May
Found all 3 together eating grass and gorse. Looks as if Evan might have a tick of some sort on his left side?
Trough full.
2.45pm W3W: torched.island.sleepers
Sunday, 7 May 2023
7 May
#88 and #60 lying cudding in G8. The big fella #75 near tarmac track on way in from railway gate browsing bramble. All fit and well.
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Monday, 1 May 2023
Monday 1st May
Saturday, 29 April 2023
Friday, 28 April 2023
Thursday, 27 April 2023
cattle back on site!
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Cows on path in H12 "truffling" in leaf litter. All fit and well. Bottom line, high tensile wire, of fence is down and broken in...
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All 3 found near the car park over (about G6/H6), all seem happy munching away and looking healthy. A trip over to the trough found some ver...
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found daisy morag and crumple just along from the main carpark gate in e5,we looked around for the other two,then on my way back in the same...
Tuesday 13th August - All Cows Off Site
Hi All, We've moved the 3 cattle down the track to Pondtail now. Thanks again for all your help keeping an eye on them. Best wishes ...