Fri 31st Dec 8 seen

 We found six, 020, 030, 033, 035, and 072 ///universally.ferried.samplers at 09.19  then 219, and 940 were at ///fortnight.movements.congested few minutes later. We did not find the others but those we saw seen well. It's great Gordon found them all later. Have a Happy New Year and Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Friday 31st December - All 17 seen

Sixteen cattle were slowly wandering along the top of Sandy Hill (towards the Shell Garage end) at 11:55 this morning.  They were grazing, drinking water from puddles, picking leaves from trees, and stopping to chew their cud.   They got to about ///purchaser.subtitle.admits and stopped.

There was no sign of cow 221.  After searching for her for about 25 minutes, she appeared at about ///expel.secondly.shadowed and proceeded to wander casually along Sandy Hill to join the others.

All seventeen cattle were happy and healthy.

All the very best for 2022!

Thursday 30th December. All seen.

 All 17 were grazing under the trees not far from Bourley Road; pretty scattered but all accounted for and well.

Rebecca

Wednesday 29th December

All found and looking good. They accompanied me while my wife and I changed a punctured tyre which was fun in the rain. 

Wednesday 29th December - All 17 seen

All seventeen cattle were seen sheltering from the drizzle in the tall trees around ///exit.caves.crew at 11:55 today.  They were mostly stood chewing their cud with a few grazing in amongst the trees.   They were all good.

Tuesday 28th December - All 17 seen

Despite the heavy rain this morning, the cows were all relatively dry.  Older cows 30, 35, and 72 plus youngsters 219, 220, 221, 222, and 230 were all grazing in the tall trees around ///students.bleak.wildfires at 12:30.  Cow 222 was doing a spot of hill climbing and 220 was having a good scratch against a tree.

The other nine were all greedily grazing in the area around ///fooling.glossed.equipping at 12:45.  They were all good.

The Thames Motorcycle Club was running a classic trial at the Royal Pavilion end of the site today which was good to watch for a bit - very Kick Start-esque (for those of a certain age!).

All together again

 Later on Monday - rather dark actually…- all the group was together at ///happy.stores.leap.  Damp but seemed fine and the youngsters were very busy grazing.  

Monday 27th Dec. All seen

 Ten were next to Horse Pond heading in the general direction of Sandy Hill. The other 7 were scattered around ///thinker.satin.dorms, some heading towards the main path, others just grazing. All look wet and sorry for themselves but okay. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Sunday 26th December - All 17 seen

Eventually found seventeen very wet cows in the area around ///struts.deserved.likening at 12:10 today.

Youngsters 217, 219, 221, and 228 were munching on grass.   The others were hiding in the trees, eating leaves or chewing on their cud, but gradually came out onto the path with several saying hello.  Cow 230 was lying down in the trees chewing his cud.  Cow 20 was eating gorse close by at ///wand.approve.cuter.  They were all good.

Fri 24th Dec All Seen

 We saw them all in the area across the main path from James Bond pond ///seats.starfish.glaze. All appeared happy grazing. Stay Safe and enjoy the holidays, Marina & Des

Thursday 23rd December. All seen.

 All good at southern end.

Rebecca

Wednesday 22nd December - All 17 seen

All seventeen cattle were seen in the area around the Horse Pond at 12:40 this afternoon.   They were fairly spread out and were busily grazing on three sides of the pond and in the bushes to the side of it.  They were all good.

As I was leaving them, cows 213, 219, 235 and 940 had started the climb up Sandy Hill.

Hope everyone has a very Happy Christmas!

Christmas break protocol

Please note that the Estates and Grazing teams at HIWWT will have a skeleton staff operating over Christmas and New Year. If you need to report an emergency to us during this time, such as injured or escaped livestock or damaged infrastructure, then please follow the procedure below. As always, please DO NOT use the blog to report any urgent or emergency issues. To report an emergency (e.g. injured or escaped livestock, damaged infrastructure where livestock could escape from a site): 1. Call the office on 01256 381190. 2. Wait for the answering machine 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. Please do not phone a member of staff directly unless you know they are on call. If you are unsure whether a particular situation qualifies as an emergency then please phone the on-call member of staff anyway so that they can make a decision on how to proceed. And finally, Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all of you

Tueaday 21st December

All seen just below the lookout en route to horse pond and no issues.

Mon 20th Dec All seen

 All found between  ///irritable.imparts.waiters and ///observes.computers.neutron. 940 has a cough but seems OK and 072 was having a scratch on the barbed wire. Some of them were in the gorse which we managed to follow and get their numbers. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Sunday 19th December - All 17 seen

Despite a dense fog covering Caesar's Camp this morning, all seventeen cattle were seen in the area around ///bake.puff.majoring at 11:55.   They were all busy grazing or stood chewing their cud.  They were all good.

Saturday 18th December - All 17 seen

All seventeen cattle were seen in the area around ///cornering.tallest.reward at 13:25 this afternoon.  Fifteen were standing or sitting down relaxing and chewing their cud.  217 and 220 were busy munching in the surrounding bushes.  They were all happy and healthy.