Tuesday 31st Jan.

All 17 Cows found and checked. 

I took a chance and started my search for the cows along Sandy Hill...thankfully it paid off! 16 of the group were standing in the open chewing the cud. I did a headcount and a welfare check and noticed one was missing... After a few calls, the dense gorse bush to my right let out a huge moo! I'd found the 17th cow... it took a couple shakes of the bucket for her to come out and see me. Happy to report she had no issues either and the whole group were left about 11:15am at the large grassy area at the top of Sandy Hill here: ///partners.trickled.verge. 

 

Monday 30th January - All 17 seen

Youngsters 220 and 228 were lying down under the trees, resting and chewing their cud in the area around ///fallen.points.blaze at the Royal Pavilion end of site at 13:05 this afternoon.  Cows 20, 21 and 219 were standing beside them chewing their cud.

Cows 30, 35, 217, 221 and 230 were all lying down in the bracken in the area around ///saints.drizzly.learn about 20 minutes later.  They all looked very relaxed.

Cows 33, 72, 213, 222, 235 and 940 were all lying down in the area around ///dared.placed.orange at 13:55.  Youngsters 213 and 235 were having a little siesta.  The others were chewing their cud.   Youngster 226 was grazing close by, but she soon came and lay down beside the others.

The cows were all good today.

Sunday 29th January - All 17 seen

Older cows 20, 30, 33, 35, 72 and 940 were grazing among the trees in the area around ///triads.tummy.tram at 10:40 this morning.  Cow 72 stopped and had a good scratch against a tree.

Cows 21, 213, 217, 222, 226, 228 and 235 were grazing in the area around ///unsightly.catching.banter a short while later.  The six older cows soon joined them.  They were all busy eating, with several stopping to have a drink from the large puddles in the area.

Youngsters 219, 220, 221 and 230 were together eating leaves and gorse in the trees around ///guarded.flop.careless at 11:00.  They were in no rush to join the others.

There was a pre-1965 motorbike trial happening at the Royal Pavilion / Hungry Hill end of the site today.  It was very busy.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 28th January - All 17 seen

A mixed group of ten, cows 20, 21, 30, 35, 72, 217, 219, 220, 228 and 940, were widely spread out in the gorse bushes in the area around ///rollers.sulk.skate at 12:45 this afternoon.  They were all happily eating.  The last to be found, youngsters 221 and 230, were found all the way back at ///snail.grove.skis.  After eating, some of the cows started to lie down, relax and chew their cud.

Youngster 222 was found by himself, standing under some trees, chewing his cud at ///heads.flocking.hurray.

Youngster 235 was lying down resting at ///jousting.spokes.clotting.  Older cow 30 and youngster 213 were grazing close by.  Youngster 226 was munching on gorse in the bushes behind cow 235.    As I was leaving, they were all lying down together.

There was plenty of drinking water available on site today.

The cows were all good today.

Thursday 26th January. None.

 Sorry couldn’t get out today.

Rebecca

Wednesday 25th January - All 17 seen

Met all seventeen cows in the area around ///charts.slim.spoken on Sandy Hill at 11:45 this morning.  They were on the move, heading towards Hungry Hill.   They carried on down to the trees and bushes around ///mission.herring.ooze where they all started munching on holly and gorse.   Several stopped and had a drink from the large pool of water I'd broken up for them a few minutes earlier.

Horse Pond and James Bond Pond were both showing signs of thawing.  It was relatively easy to break the ice at various points around the sides of both.   Other puddles were broken up as I wandered around the site.

The cows were all good today.

Monday 23rd January - All 17 seen

Cows 33, 35, 72, 220, 221, 222, 226, 235 and 940 were all lying down relaxing and chewing their cud in the area around ///thin.alongside.hobbit at 12:50 this afternoon.

The other eight were all found down at the Shell Garage end of site at 13:40.  Seven were in the area around ///scored.dogs.fish.  Youngsters 219 and 228 were lying down, relaxing.  Youngsters 213 and 230 were in the bushes eating gorse.  Cows 20, 30 and 217 were standing in the sunshine chewing their cud.

Older cow 21 was close by, munching on gorse in the bushes around ///quits.grab.doll.

Horse Pond and James Bond Pond were still completely frozen today.  It's getting more difficult to break the ice on the puddles, but I did at various points as I wandered around the site.  Hopefully the cold snap will end soon and things will start to thaw.

The cows were all good today.

Sunday 22nd January - 9 seen, others heard

Cow 30 was found eating in the gorse bushes around ///disgraced.noodle.tonight at the side of the path between Caesar's and Gelvert at 14:55 this afternoon.  Cows 20, 33, 213, 219, 221, 226, 235 and 940 could all be seen further up the path towards the entrance to Gelvert.  They were all picking at gorse as they were wandering.   As I was walking towards them, I could hear other cows deep in the gorse bushes, but I couldn't see them.

Cows 213, 219, 226, 235 and 940 continued walking all the way along to Beacon Hill Road.  They found a big patch of grass around ///bonus.values.archduke where they happily grazed for about fifteen minutes before wandering back.

There were at least four cows buried very deep in the gorse bushes around ///hockey.unguarded.dated.  They could be heard picking at the gorse and I could see their silhouettes deep in the bushes, but wasn't able to positively identify them.

Horse Pond and James Bond Pond were still completely frozen today. I did break the ice on puddles as I wandered around site, including down at the Shell Garage end of site.

The cows that were seen were all good today.

Saturday 21st January - All 17 seen - minor issue with kissing gate on Sandy Hill

Youngsters 213, 217, 226 and 228 were lying down huddled together, resting and chewing their cud in the sunshine in the area around ///central.grabs.neatly at 12:10 this afternoon.  Youngster 222 was lying just in front of them.  Cow 21 was munching on gorse in the bushes directly behind them.

Cows 30 and 940 were eating gorse in the bushes around ///earpiece.strides.erase.  The others, minus youngster 220, were spread out in the area between the two groups.  They were standing chewing their cud, grazing or lying down relaxing.

Youngster 220 had found an enclave less than fifty metres from the first four cows.  He was completely hidden, surrounded by gorse bushes.  He was lying down with the sun in his face, happily chewing his cud without a care in the world.  It took me ages to find him!

There was plenty of water in the area where the cows were located.  Horse Pond and James Bond Pond were frozen solid today.  I did break the ice on puddles as I wandered around site.

I noticed one of the kissing gates on Sandy Hill at ///messed.purifier.mouse was lying wide open.  It had been pushed beyond its rear arm.  I mentioned it to the Landmarc gentleman who was on-site, and he was able to get the gate back between its arms, so it was working correctly.  Unfortunately, the gate is sitting a little high and will not latch.

The cows were all good today.