Emergency Procedure

If you need to report an emergency to us such as injured or escaped livestock or damaged infrastructure please follow this procedure:

  1. Call the office on 01256 381190.
  2. 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.
  3. 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!

    Tuesday, 1 September 2026

    Tuesday 1st September - One collar not working

    I had to visit later than usual today and was concerned to see that, according to the NoFence Collar map, three of the cows were in D4 while one was in E/F5.  The map had shown this for several hours so I was hoping that this was an anomaly and and there wasn't a cow by itself among the silver birches.  As it turned out all four were lying together in the open space to the SE of the hydrant pool.  When they heard me approaching all four stood up attentively.  All of them appeared well but were clearly disappointed that I wasn't Gordon!  They did try to trot after me as I left though.


    I checked they all still had their collars attached, which they did, so I'm guessing that one of them stopped working while they were all in the birches at some point.  The following photo shows the locations shown on the map when I left and the serial number of the collar showing the wrong location.

    Tuesday 1st September - One collar not working

    I had to visit later than usual today and was concerned to see that, according to the NoFence Collar map, three of the cows were in D4 while...