Sleeping at the OK corral

Found six of them having a snooze at the corral at 1045 this morning. Number seven was not far off browsing the young birch. All appeared well. 

Tuesday 28th June

 Found all 7 grazing below brocks Hill. Everyone seemed well, no obvious issues. 

Saturday 25th June - All 7 seen

Cows 216, 225 and 231 were happily grazing in the sunshine in the area around ///trapdoor.message.organic at 14:05 this afternoon.  The other four, cows 214, 215, 227 and 234, were grazing close by at ///audibly.stews.applauded.  

All the cows were good today.

21 June

Saw them on the fence line opposite the Velmead car park. Hiding in the shade but no issues. 

Nil, but I only stayed on Brocks Hill side

Saturday 18th June - All 7 seen

All seven cows were happily grazing in the area around ///shortcuts.adhesive.swinging at 14:10 this afternoon.  They seemed particularly interested in munching the leaves from one particular tree.  They all said hello as they wandered past.

All the cows were good today.

Not a lot of water on the site

Arrived on site at about 1415 today and went onto the top of Brock's Hill as usual for my first look.  I came down the east side after not seeing any cows and met a dog walker coming from the Test Track direction, he told me they had been NE of the path 10 minutes earlier so I set off in that direction.  We are going to need a machete to navigate this part of the site soon. There were no traces of the cows in this direction.

The normally boggy ground here is dry and the ditches that normally contain water are just muddy. The Gelvert is not flowing; there is standing water in the stream bed to the south of the path but it is not flowing on the other side.

Heading for home I decided to check the far SW corner of the site (where I almost went on arrival) and there they were enjoying the cool shade.  All look well. Several of them came to check me out to see if I was carrying anything for them.

Sunday 12th June - All 7 seen

The seven cows were all busy grazing in the long grass in the area around ///eggshell.farmed.outlooks at 14:15 this afternoon.  That area is quite boggy, but it wasn't stopping their hunt for the tastiest grass.

All the cows were good today.

Saturday 11th June - All 7 seen

The seven cows were all huddled together at the gate to the Test Track section at 13:05 this afternoon.  They were trying to use each other to shield themselves from the swarm of flies that were bothering them.  When not jockeying for position, they were chewing their cud.

All the cows were good today except for the large number of flies which were being a real nuisance to them.

All seen - Wednesday - just in the woods by the fence next to Esso pipeline glade

Grazing and Browsing

All seven were on the eastern slope of Brock's Hill at 1015 this morning, happily grazing or browsing the young birches.  They all appeared to be content and well.  

Geebe Hebe seemed particularly pleased to have company and came over for a head scratch.

Monday - all seen! Greeted me noisily. Looking well.

Sunday 6th June - All 7 seen

The seven cows were all lying down in the area around ///pocketed.keepers.lavished at 13:05 this afternoon.  They were all relaxing and chewing their cud.  Cow 231 had a little blood at the top of her tail and rear left leg, but it looked like she was just going through her monthly cycle.

All the cows were good today.

Brocks Hill

 All 7 having a jolly old kip on the pathway at the bottom of Brocks.  Number 231 had a spot of blood at base of tail and has swipped it up left leg.  Not sure why there is blood but it may attract flies / insects.

A second point...there seems to be some fly tipped wood on the pathway to the Test Track area.  I find it hard to believe its fly tipped as its well into the site, however its not a natural collection.  Anyway, its reported.

Saturday 4th June - All 7 seen

All seven cows were seen in the area around ///servants.surfacing.imparts at 13:30 this afternoon.  They were all busy grazing in the long grass.  They were all happy and healthy.