Sunday 31st August - All 25 seen

At 09:50 this morning, all eighteen members of the Caesar's original herd, along with Sussex cow 1396 and steer 1626, were spread out grazing in the pastures northeast of Horse Pond. Steers 21, 35, and 227, were grazing near ///rejects.blip.reds, while cows 72 and 940 were much further northeast near ///heckler.bars.waged. The rest of the herd was scattered in between.

The cattle were very friendly as I made my way around them, with most stopping to greet me and enjoy some strokes. Many settled in for long neck and back rubs before lying down to relax and chew their cud. It was lovely to spend some peaceful time with them.

By 10:50, most of the herd had moved north to lie down and chew their cud near ///play.salmon.grief. Steers 20, 21, 270, and 271, along with the two Sussex cattle, stayed in the southern pasture, settling near ///defaults.rushed.deaf, with the yearlings tucking themselves away in the bracken. I happily divided my time between both groups for another hour. They were all happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition.

At some point, youngster 230 had wandered off alone towards Horse Pond. I found him just after 11:50 grazing east of the pond near ///agency.jigging.aced. While he was enjoying plenty of grass, he was also crunching on acorns. After a long back rub, I encouraged him to leave the area and head back to the others with me. He wasn’t exactly enthusiastic—stopping for a drink from a deep puddle and then stopping to graze every few metres. It felt very much like, “If you won’t let me eat what I want, and you’re going to babysit me, so I don’t sneak back, I’m going to move as slowly as possible!” 🤣🤣. We finally rejoined the others at 12:30, by which time most had returned to grazing.

At 12:45, I found the remaining five Sussex cattle at the Sandy Bowl. As I made my way down, a heavy shower passed through, but by the time I arrived there was glorious sunshine. Cow 211 was grazing in the woodland to the east, outside the Nofence boundary, while the other four soon settled down near ///offer.list.meant to relax and chew their cud. They were all very friendly, enjoying plenty of strokes to keep flies off their faces. I said my goodbyes at 13:15, leaving them all resting peacefully.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 30th August - All 25 seen

At 08:50 this morning, Sussex cow 1396, along with steers 1626 and 1640, were grazing in the thicket near ///goad.eaten.feared, at the Royal Pavilion end of the site, outside the Nofence boundary. Nearby, steer 210 and cow 212 were happily munching on fresh grass in the sunshine. All were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 09:15, cows 214 and 234, were grazing outside the boundary to the east of the Sandy Bowl, while cows 72 and 940 grazed on one of the grassy islands. Cow 72 was especially friendly, wandering over for the longest neck and back rub. While I was with her, steers 21, 217, 222, 227, 270, and 271 all arrived one by one from the west. By 09:45, the group had started to settle down to chew their cud on one of the islands. Youngster 222 came over for another long neck rub, resting his head on my left shoulder, confirming his injury had fully healed. After some lovely head rubs, he joined the others to rest, and I said my goodbyes at 10:20.

By 10:25, youngster 220 was standing beneath trees near ///hired.noon.kinds, resting and chewing his cud. Nearby, older steers 30 and 33 were grazing in the thicket, all happy and in good condition. At 10:40, I found older steers 20 and 35 grazing much further south near ///handle.gallons.lots. They, too, were relaxed, content, and well.

When I returned to the Sandy Bowl shortly before 11:00, the four steers that had been grazing in the woodland to the south had joined the main group. Youngster 219 got up and came straight over to say hello and enjoyed a long back scratch. I stayed with the group until 11:50 when a heavy shower rolled in. While I sought shelter, they calmly sat through the rain.

A little later, on my way back to the Sussex cattle, I came across cow 211 grazing alone near ///stow.ties.clips. She was completely unbothered by the rain and, as it eased, came over to greet me. I brushed the water from her back, and she happily leaned in for a long neck rub. At 12:20, I said goodbye, leaving her peacefully grazing on the other side of the path.

The cows were all good today.

Friday 29th August - All 25 seen

 Between 08:15 - 10:30

All have been seen in two main groups, first group I found this morning were at ///sketch.others.skinny which the west end of the sandy bowl. This included Sussex 197 who was very vocal this morning. The others were 035,033,220,230,270,020,030, and 228. All were well and didn’t seemed too bothered by the lousy weather. 

On my way to the second group I came across 234 at ///crest.short.tester. She was between the two main groups and heading towards the first group I found.

The second main group were between ///admires.slung.savers and ///midfield.simulates.retrain including a second Sussex 1640 as well as 940,271,214,217,072,219,021,227,222.

The remaining 5 Sussex’s were near the lookout at ///soonest.blurred.scarf. All were have a rest chewing their cud and contemplating the day ahead.

All the cattle looked well this morning