Wednesday 30th August - All 19 seen

Further to Tom's update, the group of fourteen cows had moved round to the area to the west of James Bond Pond around ///growl.leaned.opera at 16:20.  Most were lying down in the heather while relaxing while chewing their cud.  Cows 30, 33, 214 and 228 were all initially grazing before lying down beside the others.

The group of five, cows 21, 35, 72, 227 and 940, were found at ///burst.gazette.highlight shortly before 17:00.  Steer 21 and cow 940 were lying down, chewing their cud.  The other three were standing beside them and were resting and chewing their cud.  Steer 227 came and said hello before also lying down.

The cows were all good today.

Staff Check - Wednesday 30th August '23

I found 14 of the group to the rear of James Bond Pond at ///skipped.captive.scooters at 15:25. White cow #214 has a slight graze on her rear left hip, just a wee bit of blood but appears to be healing up.

The other 5 cows were up at Sandy Hill  ///parked.dentistry.tickling at 15:34 today. I stood them up and got them walking about, no problems just a bit stiff!  No issues to report with these guys either. 

Tuesday 29th August - All 19 seen

Cows 20, 30, 214, 215, 217, 220, 228, 234 and 270 were all grazing on the grass at the side of the main path on Longbottom around ///tour.belt.signed at 16:55 this afternoon.  They were all looking well.  The red mark on the side of cow 234's neck was gone.

Older cow 33 was found around ///city.straddled.twigs a short time later.  He was wandering in the direction of the first nine cows.

Older cow 940 was lying down relaxing around ///recur.frosted.unique at 17.10.   Cow 72 was munching on grass beside her.  Steer 227 was grazing amongst some bramble bushes close by.   Older steers 21 and 35 were grazing together a bit further down the hill.

Wandering back along Longbottom, older steers 20 and 30 were standing together on the side of the path close to where they were found previously.  They had been joined by steer 33.

The missing four, youngsters 219, 222 and 230 plus yearling 271, were all grazing on Sandy Hill near the pillbox at 17.30.   They were with cows 214, 215, 217, 220, 228, 234 and 270 who had climbed up the hill.  They were all happily grazing, despite the light rain, heading towards their favourite corner.

The cows were all good today.

Monday 28th August - All 19 seen - Cow 234 has a tick bite on her neck

Cows 20, 21, 72, 220 and 228 were all grazing in the pasture alongside their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 09:45 this morning.   They were all happy and very relaxed.  

Older cow 33 was standing under the tree at the beginning of the corner.  He was resting and chewing his cud.  Older cow 940 was lying down, relaxing on the grass on the Sandy Hill corner.  Cows 30, 35, 215, 217, 219, 222, 230, 270 and 271 were all busy grazing in the surrounding area.  They were all enjoying the longer grass.  After a while, they all started to lie down and chew their cud.

British White's 214, 227 and 234 were all grazing a bit further along the path in the Hungry Hill direction.  They slowly wandered back to join the others.

Cow 234 has what appears to be a tick bite on the lower right-hand side of her neck.  It was a little red but wasn't causing her any issues (picture below).

The cows were all good today.

Sunday 27th August - All 19 seen

Cows 214, 215, 217, 219, 228 and 230 were all grazing at the Shell Garage end of site in the area around ///sprouts.line.constants at 09.40 this morning.  Steer 227 was over the sandy path grazing in the area around ///bubble.headless.using with steer 30 eating leaves from the trees close by.

Cows 20, 21, 33, 35 and 940 were found grazing around ///radically.from.cost at 10.05.  Cows 72, 220, 222, 234, 270 and 271 were grazing on the large patch of grass around ///gosh.hindered.patio a short time later.   The five older cows cut through the bracken to appear behind where this group were grazing.

All eleven cows then wandered up to the pasture around ///skip.query.scarf where they all continued to happily graze in the sunshine.

Returning to the first group of cows, some had started to lie down, relax and chew their cud under the shade of the trees around ///cabbage.spouting.parting.   By 11:00 all eight were lying down.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 26th August - All 19 seen and back together

Cows 214, 215, 217, 234, 270 and 271 were all initially found grazing on Hungry Hill around ///logo.occurs.rear at 10.15 this morning.  They were all looking well.   As I was searching the surrounding area for the others, I could see this six making their way down the side of the hill.

Not finding any others on Hungry Hill, I wandered along to the area around ///scenes.engine.issue at 11:00 where I found all nineteen cows grazing together.  They were spread out, happily munching on the fresh grass in the warm sunshine.  It was lovely to see them all back together and thoroughly enjoying their elevenses.

By 11:30 cows 20, 30, 72, 222 and 940 had wandered off and found themselves standing and chewing their cud in the area around ///dads.gave.dizzy.   Cow 222 mooed a few times, trying to get the others to wander along and join them.   However, the others were enjoying the fresh grass too much and stayed put, causing the five to slowly wander back. 

All nineteen joined back up around ///cubs.grace.skips shortly before noon, where they disappeared into the thicket to continue grazing.  Shortly before, there were some playful moments between steers 227 and 230, with the two yearlings coming bounding in to join the fun as well.

The cows were all good today.

Friday 25th August - All 19 seen

The ten cows who were moved from Gelvert to Caesar's yesterday evening were all still together and were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud in the area around ///broached.perform.jogged at 16.05 this afternoon.  Cows 33 and 35 were lying on one side of the path, while the other eight, cows 20, 21, 30, 72, 220, 222, 227 and 940, were spread out on the other side.  Steers 21 and 220 had found a nice spot slightly away from the others and were amongst some thicket.

The other nine, cows 214, 215, 217, 219, 228, 230, 234, 270 and 271, were all lying down on their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 16.30.  Steers 217, 230 and 270 were having a little snooze.   The others were all resting and chewing their cud.  Yearling 271 got up, had a big stretch, and then lay back down on his side where he too rested his eyes for a while.  

The cows were all good today, but both groups were being bothered by a large number of flies.