Saturday 1st March - All 25 seen

Ten cattle were grazing near ///served.nerve.rents, at the Royal Pavilion end of the site, at 09:50 this morning. Most were initially in the wooded area to the west before moving into the pasture to graze on grass and bramble. Shortly before 10:30, steer 35 and cow 234 joined the group after wandering up from the direction of the cow shed. All twelve were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 10:45, steers 21 and 227 were grazing near ///tram.blown.silk. Steer 21 was enjoying plenty of heather, while youngster 227 munched on gorse. After a foggy start to the morning, the sun was beginning to break through, and both steers looked great. They were happy, healthy, and content.

By 11:00, the seven Sussexes, along with steers 219, 230, and 270, were basking in the warm sunshine near ///folks.scared.swipes. They were all very friendly, greeting me and happily accepting strokes as I checked on them. Youngsters 219 and 230 thoroughly enjoyed long back and neck rubs while they rested in the sun. Cow 211 was her usual affectionate self, coming over for a long neck and head rub before rewarding me with gentle head rubs and plenty of licks. She was an absolute delight today, eager to receive all of my attention. All ten were happy, incredibly relaxed, and looking well.

Realising I hadn’t yet seen youngster 220, I returned to the first group of cattle at noon. He was standing in the sunshine near ///visits.sulk.hotels, relaxing and chewing his cud, with steers 217 and 271 and cow 234 for company. The other ten, including steers 21 and 227, who had wandered along to join them, were now resting near ///cope.rubble.fluid. Most were lying down, relaxing in the sunshine, while a few remained standing, looking as though they were about to settle down.

The cows were all good today.

For information, the cattle were well spread out in small groups at the Shell Garage end of the site just after 15:30 on Thursday afternoon. They were all good. Apologies, I didn't get a chance to post an update.