Saturday 29th March - All 25 seen

Steers 20, 219, and 222, along with cows 72, 234, and 940, were relaxing in the sunshine on their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 09:10 this morning. Nearby, yearling 270 was happily munching on grass growing among the gorse in the pasture opposite.

Further west along the hill, beyond the pillbox, cow 214 and steer 228 were grazing together. Thankfully, cow 214’s head injury had healed remarkably well, with all traces of blood gone. She was absolutely fine and even stopped to enjoy a long back rub. The pair gradually moved east to join the others on the corner. It never fails to amaze me how quickly the cattle heal!

Even further west, near ///streaks.grad.applies, steers 220, 227, and 1626 were spread out grazing. Steer 1626 was deep in the gorse bushes, while the other two munched on grass. Youngster 227 was especially friendly, thoroughly enjoying a long neck rub. There was no sign of injury on steer 220, and the dried blood from the side of his head and under his eye was completely gone.

At 10:25, steers 30 and 217, along with the six other Sussexes, were grazing in the heather near ///tested.dustbin.bets. After a while, they all settled down to rest and chew their cud. Meanwhile, older steers 21 and 33 had wandered to the lower ground to the west, where they were happily grazing. Yearling 271, who had spent a while in the gorse bushes, eventually came out to graze near ///stub.punchy.page. Nearby, steers 35 and 230 were grazing in the thicket to the east.

By 11:15, steers 230 and 271 had joined the group of eight and were lying down, resting. Older steer 35 continued to graze nearby. The initial group of twelve had wandered along Sandy Hill and were grazing to the west of James Bond Pond.

The cows were all good today.