Welcome to the Caesar's Camp Lookers' Blog: Saturday 17th January

Emergency Procedure

If you need to report an emergency to us such as injured or escaped livestock or damaged infrastructure please follow this procedure:

Call the office on 01256 381190.
If no one answers, wait for the answering message which will detail the name and mobile number of the member of staff who is currently on call.
Phone the on-call member of staff who will then respond accordingly.

NOTES:

Please do not phone a member of staff directly unless you know they are on-call.

If you are unsure if a particular situation qualifies as an emergency then please phone the on-call member of staff anyway so that they can make the decision on how to proceed.

Most importantly of all – please do not report injuries or sick animals via the blog alone – always call the emergency on-call contact.

Thank you!

Saturday, 17 January 2026

Saturday 17th January - All 25 seen

At 09:30 this morning, fourteen members of the Caesar’s original herd were foraging for acorns among the fallen leaves in the woodland east of Horse Pond. They were still wet from earlier rain but were drying quickly. All were very friendly, coming over one by one to greet me and enjoy plenty of attention. Youngsters 222 and 228 were particularly playful, giving me enthusiastic rubs with their wet heads after enjoying long neck and chin scratches. All fourteen were happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

Shortly after 11:00, four of the Sussex cattle and youngster 219 were browsing gorse near ///fetches.manly.places, close to the main entrance to the Gelvert reserve. They paused their grazing to come over and say hello, with youngster 219 especially enjoying endless neck and back rubs.

By 11:40, the remaining three Sussex cattle—cows 211 and 1396 and steer 1640—were grazing on grass and gorse around 320 metres further northwest along the main path, near ///decking.cubic.poetic. The sun even made a brief appearance while I spent some time with them. After a short while, they followed the track south, stopping to rest and enjoy some strokes before moving to the side of the compound to relax and chew their cud.

I then said my goodbyes and set off on a longer search for the final three steers whose tracking collars were not working. By 12:45, I found twelve of the cattle from the first group resting on the hillside near ///kinder.plod.snappy, with cows 214 and 940 grazing to the southwest. After spending a short time with them, I continued my search.

Just after 13:00, I was delighted to find the final three steers—21, 35, and 220—grazing in the woodland southeast of the Sandy Bowl near ///fight.paint.still. After a short time, they climbed the slope and moved towards Farnborough Road, browsing on a mix of gorse, holly, and other leaves from nearby trees and bushes. I stayed with them for around half an hour, and all three appeared happy, relaxed, and moving comfortably with no issues.

As I was leaving at around 13:45, I could see in the distance that cows 214 and 940 had rejoined the main group, with all fourteen resting together.

The cows were all good today.