Saturday 7th November - All 25 seen

The cattle were all good today. 

A group of four grazing west of James Bond Pond, a group of nine resting and grazing south of James Bond Pond, and a splintered group of twelve on Sandy Hill. At some point youngster 270 decided to wander off by himself and ended up near the Lookout, where he was resting and chewing his cud. After a spending a while with him, he followed me back to the second group. 

The cattle were all very friendly, enjoying plenty of strokes and rubs as I made my way around checking on them.

Full update and photos to follow later.

Friday 6th November - All 25 seen

 Between 06:45 - 09:00

///launcher.spotty.order 21 of the 25 were all near the Beacon Hill Road entrance. Most when I arrived were still lying down but were gradually getting to their feet. 

///scanty.lavender.custodial the 4 remaining, 212,033,210 and 1626, were approximately 500 meters from the first group. 

During my time spent with them they were all making their way along the main path in an easterly direction with 6 spending more time at the Beacon Hill Road entrance. 072 was very friendly this morning enjoying a lengthy back and neck rub. Brie also came over for her turn. 

All the cattle were good this morning

Wednesday 4th November - All 25 seen

At 07:00 this morning, steers 33, 228, and 270, along with cows 72 and 214, were grazing in the heather near ///chariots.sank.prosper, close to the fenced-off area. They were all very friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoying plenty of neck and back scratches. Older steer 35 was foraging in the bracken about 90 metres further northwest. He also wandered over and was happy to stand quietly, chewing his cud for a while. I said my goodbyes at 07:40, leaving them all peacefully grazing.

At 07:50, older steer 21 was grazing on the grassy mound at the cattle's favourite Sandy Hill corner. Youngster 222 must have heard me talking to him, as he soon emerged from the gorse bushes and wandered over to say hello, thoroughly enjoying a lengthy neck and back scratch. Before long, steers 20 and 217, along with cow 234, appeared too, taking turns to greet me and enjoy plenty of strokes.

Just beyond the pill box, a mixed group of ten cattle were grazing in the gorse bushes along the edge of Sandy Hill. Most poked their heads through the bushes before making their way out to join me on the track for their checks. Youngster 219 was especially friendly, enjoying his usual long back scratch.

The final four – cows 211, 212 and 940, along with steer 197 – had wandered west to the far end of Sandy Hill, where they were all enjoying the plentiful grass for their breakfast. All four were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

I returned to spend some more time with the main group, who were gradually drifting west, alternating between grazing in the gorse bushes and among the heather on the hillside. I said my goodbyes at 09:00, leaving them all grazing peacefully.

The cattle were all good today.

Tuesday 3rd November - All 25 seen

The cattle were all seen in three groups this morning.

At 07:00, the first group, consisting of steers 30, 210 and 1626, along with cows 211, 212 and 234, were happily grazing in the gorse and heather near ///liner.bridge.folds. They were all very friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs. Steers 197, 219 and 1640, along with cow 1396, had crossed the path and were enjoying a mixture of heather and silver birch leaves near ///starts.fled.quiz. Youngster 219 was far more interested in a lengthy back scratch than in eating his breakfast.

At 07:40, youngsters 217, 270 and 271 were foraging in the woodland east of the Sandy Bowl near ///paused.skills.ally. They had been grazing in the woodland to the southwest before wandering down through the trees shortly before I arrived. Youngsters 270 and 271 were especially friendly, both enjoying plenty of attention before returning to grazing.

By 08:00, the remaining twelve cattle were spread over a wide area, ranging from youngsters 227, 228 and 230, grazing in the bramble by the Royal Pavilion near ///yours.keys.after, to steers 20, 33 and 222, grazing in the thicket just north of the cow shed. Steers 21, 35 and 220, along with cows 72 and 214, were grazing between these two areas. Cow 940 had wandered off to enjoy some alone time in a lovely patch of heather southeast of the cow shed near ///park.aura.shuts. The cattle were all very friendly as I made my way around checking on them, with most pausing their grazing to come over for lengthy neck, shoulder and back rubs. I've no idea what youngster 227 had been up to, but he had lots of sand at the top right of his head. He was happy for me to brush much of it off while carefully shielding his eye.

I said my goodbyes just after 08:50, as the last few cattle crossed the wooden bridge by the cow shed and headed off to the southwest. Several stopped for drinks from the stream before carrying on their way.

The cattle were all good today.