Monday 4th May - All 25 seen

 Between 07:30 - 10:30

All have been seen in 2 areas this morning

Just south of the cow shed at ///snooping.nicer.replace. 16 were scattered within 100m circle, all were eating a mixture of grass, gorse and leaves from various trees. Brie was being very friendly with Gangsta licking her back for a good 10 minutes with Gangsta enjoying the attention.

The remaining 9, all the Sussex’s and 219 were resting on the path adjacent to Sandy Hill Road at ///spinners.warriors.calls. BW 227 was close by on the lower path. All were good mostly resting chewing their cud. 

The cattle were all good this morning.

Sunday 3rd May - All 25 seen

At 09:35 this morning, the eighteen members of the Caesar's original herd, along with Sussex steers 210 and 1626, were gathered on the grassy area east of the Sandy Bowl. Most of the cattle were resting and chewing their cud, while older steer 35 stood relaxing in the shade of the trees to the northwest. Many took turns coming over to say hello, enjoying long neck and back scratches before lying down again to rest. 

Youngster 222 was especially affectionate and clearly wanted to be the centre of attention. Even after enjoying an extra-long neck and back scratch, he followed me as I checked on his herd mates, often resting his head on my shoulder or giving gentle head rubs to persuade me to fuss over him a little more. I was happy to oblige, and after a while, he wandered off and lay down to rest. All twenty were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 11:00, the remaining five Sussex cattle—cows 211, 212, and 1396, along with steers 197 and 1640—were resting in the pasture near ///simply.sulk.farm. They were all happy to be approached for their checks and enjoyed a few strokes. Cow 211 soon got up and wandered over for more attention, thoroughly enjoying having her neck and shoulders stroked before thanking me with a few affectionate licks. The others also took turns coming over for back scratches. All five were happy, healthy, and looking well. By 11:45, the group had started to wander off to the southwest to graze.

As I was leaving, the group of twenty had started to get up and stretch before setting off southwest across the Sandy Bowl, keeping close to the tree line. By 12:05, they had moved into the woodland and appeared to be heading towards the pasture where the five Sussex cattle had been resting.

There is a large fallen tree blocking the driveway in front of the cow shed. The wooden footbridge is still accessible.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 2nd May - All 25 seen

At 09:50 this morning, cows 72, 214, and 940, along with steers 21 and 33, were relaxing at their favourite corner of Sandy Hill, while cow 234 grazed contentedly nearby in the sunshine. They were all very friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes. Cow 72 was particularly affectionate, leaning in for a long neck rub before thanking me with gentle head rubs. All six were happy, healthy, and looking well.

At 10:20, steer 20 was grazing in the woodland west of Horse Pond. Nearby, Sussex cows 212 and 1396, along with steers 210 and 1640, were resting and chewing their cud in the shade of the trees near ///eagle.satin.salutes. Youngster 219 spotted me approaching and got up to greet me, standing still for a long back scratch. Older steer 35 and youngster 222 were grazing in the open area on the opposite side of the path. Youngster 222 was especially friendly, greeting me with gentle head rubs before leaning in for a long neck rub. After a while, he stepped forward for an extra-long back scratch before lying down at my feet to rest and chew his cud. Around 10:40, older steer 30 came wandering along the path from the west and settled under the shade of the trees. Sussex steer 1626 approached from the same direction at 11:00 and soon joined him. All ten were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 11:15, I heard some mooing north of Horse Pond, so I wandered over to investigate, and Sussex steer 197 appeared. He came down to say hello and enjoyed some strokes. After a while, I heard more mooing further west, so I went to investigate again, with steer 197 following behind. This time, I spotted cow 211 moving through the pasture near ///racked.wool.blogs. She was clearly searching for other cows, and I finally caught up with her on Longbottom, near ///upon.shrug.workbench, when she stopped to rest. She was happy to be approached and thoroughly enjoyed a long neck rub, thanking me with plenty of licks. By 11:45, I set off east towards the group by Horse Pond, with both of them following me for a while before stopping to graze.

After spending some more time with youngster 222, I headed further east and, at 12:15, found steers 217, 220, 228, 270, and 271 grazing in the sunshine near ///jungle.flame.gazed. They were all friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes. Youngsters 227 and 230 were grazing in the pasture to the northwest, on the other side of the path. They spotted me approaching and moved into the shade of a large tree, where they happily enjoyed long neck and back scratches while resting and chewing their cud. The boys were all happy, relaxed, and looking well.

As I was leaving at 13:15, the group from Sandy Hill had wandered down the hill and joined the second group, and the combined herd was grazing in the thicket along the eastern side of Horse Pond.

The cows were all good today.