Tuesday 4pm
No cows at all again today, though we walked for an hour and a half. There were two quite large groups of Gurkhas on exercise accompanied by several vehicles.

3:20pm Monday

Followed 7 walking up Sunny Hill Road, they went off into the woods at F29, in a westerly direction.

4 lazing and enjoying the lunchtime sun in the middle of the main sandy area.
All look well

Passed 2 black, 1 brown, 1 white, 1 mottled at about 11 am some 500 yards north of Horse Pond.  All seemed fine.

9:15am Sunday

6 browsing in the thick scrub around L26, looked content. A couple of groups (1 of 5 persons and one of 3) of mushroom pickers around.

12 found

Message to self - read blog before looking for 20 ..... The 12 were grazing in the woodland near S14 this morning - all seemed well.

8 Removed Today

Today after a routine tb test was clear we removed 8 of the heifers. 7 British Whites and the red Hereford X. They have gone to butterfly conservation sites in Winchester. This leaves 12 on site with some others to follow in the coming weeks. Thanks, Jack

Wednesday morning

No sightings in the Horse Pond to Sunny Hill area. Signs that there was a lot of Trail Bike activity yesterday.

Monday 10am
Back from our holiday. Walked for over an hour, up to the lookout and around to the west and then over to the Horse Pond. Not a cow to be seen, though plenty of recent evidence that they are around. What we did find however is loads of rubbish. Empty drink cans and bottles ,crisp packets etc. Didn't have a bag with us but will take one in the future. One wonders why people make the effort to come to a lovely natural place and then think it appropriate to leave rubbish.

Half measures

10 were grazing and dozing on the top of Caesar's mid afternoon today.  The area was incredibly busy, with many groups of soldiers and lots of dog walkers and families etc.  The cattle seemed fine and unbothered by the people.  Couldn't find the other 10. 

Not even a glimpse......

Having found all 20 together on the top of Caesar's Camp on Tuesday evening, who knows where they were all hiding this evening.  Despite going round most of the site, the only company I had was, annoyingly, a noisy trial bike.

1:20 Monday - 12 spotted

12 spotted spread out around P20 area. Young brown/white 056 had a fair number of flies around her eyes. Didn't seem unduly bothered by them, but might be worth keeping an eye on. Otherwise all were grazing happily and relaxed

All Found Monday afternoon.

The first 10 were grazing the flat grassy area at Sunny Hill G30. The other half were on top of Sandy Hill R20. The only thing I =noted was ..068 had quite a few ticks. No other concerns. All well.

Split up again?

14 were grazing peacefully at about P18 first thing today.  I couldn't see the other six.  There were  a few folk with bags full of mushrooms around aswell......

All accounted for.

Hi. New RO here for sites around Hook. Nice to blog you! If that's a term? 

Rich and I found all the animals together near i28 I think. Being new I may be a little out on that though. They were a little scattered but a quick stroll located the outliers. All looking good and healthy. 

12:30 Thursday

At least 14, maybe 16 (they refused to stand still to let me count them!) around J30. All content and unbothered by my presence

8:45 am Thursday

At least 9 browsing in the thick scrub at H29. All seemed OK from my limited viewpoint.

9:25 am Wednesday

9 cows happily grazing by the side of the long straight track up to Caesar's Camp at H29. All looked healthy.

9:00 am Sunday

12 cows helping with the parking for the Motor Cycle Trials taking place at Sunny Hill. They didn't seem too worried.

10:00 am. They've given up helping with the parking and are now slowly grazing their way westward around I28.

1 hour 45 mins and how many do I find? 8..

The 8 I found were in the heather behind the lookout. I did find frech pats near and around the horse pond and searched everywhere! They had to have been in the woods or bracken/gorse clumps around this area, they certainly weren't in any of the hot spots this time. The 8 were looking fine and dandy anyway. Well done Jill!

First thing on Friday

And a group of at least 12 were in the thick undergrowth around F18/G19.  All seemed well.    There could have been others but after quite a good look round, they remained hidden!

2 separate groups seen at lunchtime, 8 and 5. All looking fine

8:30am Thursday

6 cows (5 English White and 1 Welsh Black) grazing, on the move, around I28. No obvious problems.

8:15am Wednesday

8 cows happily grazing in the early morning sun around M 28.

Lovely afternoon! Found 8 cows, grazing happily just off the path to the east of the Horse Pond, approx K/L.26/27. Then when we were up on Caesars Camp we could see, certainly 6, and very possibly more, in the distance to the east of the white dome, G19. Difficult to see at that distance especially as the foliage is so dense at the moment.