Tuesday 9th September - All 25 seen

At 16:30 this afternoon, seventeen members of the Caesar's original herd were resting on the hillside near ///term.equity.famed, about 260 metres west of Horse Pond. They were relaxing and chewing their cud or snoozing and looked very comfortable, occasionally standing to stretch. Sussex steer 1626 was grazing in the heather at the bottom of the slope to the west. They were all friendly, happily accepting strokes as I moved among them for checks. The entire group appeared happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

By 17:00, they had got up and begun moving northeast to graze, with many foraging for acorns among the trees lining the path. Several wandered down into the woodland west of Horse Pond to continue their search. Thankfully, they weren’t having much success—only the occasional crunch could be heard—but they remained persistent in their foraging.

At 17:30, five Sussex cattle and youngster 219 emerged one by one from the woodland west of ///tonal.glow.hotels. They were all very friendly, coming over for strokes and rubs, with youngster 219 especially affectionate, leaning in for a long neck and back rub. They then moved east to graze and search for acorns, while steer 210 enjoyed fresh grass at the side of the path leading to Sandy Hill. Cow 211 was not with the group, so I searched the nearby woodland but found no sign of her.

I returned to Horse Pond and found the main herd now split into two groups: one grazing among the trees and bushes south of the pond, and a larger group grazing on the hillside to the north. With no sign of cow 211 there either, I set off west again and met her on the path near ///refer.trash.bulbs at 18:30. She stopped briefly to greet me but was clearly eager to rejoin her herd mates, so I walked her back to where I had last seen them. She was happily reunited with the group soon after.

The group of seven continued along the path northeast of Horse Pond, grazing as they went. Cow 211 stopped for a long drink from puddles before having a rest and enjoying a long neck and back rub, offering gentle cuddles in return. I said my goodbyes at 19:00, leaving all seven grazing contentedly near ///tour.motion.glad. They were all calm, healthy, and looking really well.

The cows were all good today.