Saturday 28th September - All 25 seen

After a chilly start, steers 35 and 1626 were found grazing in the sunshine near ///echo.silly.mass at 09:15, happily enjoying the heather. Nearby, steers 21 and 33 were deep in the gorse bushes. A short while later, cow 940 and steers 222 and 270 were relaxing on a small hill by the new fence, chewing their cud. Youngster 217 was also hidden deep in the gorse, only emerging around 10:00. The cows were all doing well.

At 10:30, Sussex steer 210 and cow 212 were happily grazing near ///moped.tasty.ramps at the Shell garage end of the site. Steers 197 and 1640, along with cows 211 and 1396, were scattered deep in the gorse bushes to the north, close to the main path. Although I could see them, only steer 1640 came out during my visit.

By 11:20, cows 72, 214 and 234, along with steers 20, 30, 219, 220, 227, 228, 230 and 271, were spread out grazing among the thicket near ///womb.hacksaw.maps. Steer 20's wound looked much better today, and I took a photo to share with the Grazing Team. The cows were very friendly, with several enjoying long back rubs while resting in the sun. Cow 214 and steer 227 were particularly friendly. I said my goodbyes around 12:20. All eleven were happy, relaxed and looking healthy.

There was a large military training exercise on Caesar’s this morning, with pairs of troops participating in an orienteering drill across the site. This included the very swampy area near the third group of cows, which led to some amusing moments.

The cows were all good today.