A lovely start to my visit this morning, with youngster 219 emerging from the thicket to greet me at the Royal Pavilion end of the site. With him were the six Sussex cattle, along with steers 21, 222, 227, and 228, and cow 214. To say I was surprised would be an understatement! It was great to see that cow 212 had found her way out of Camp 45 and that the group had made their way back onto Caesar’s Camp. Although they were all soaking wet, they were very friendly and enjoyed plenty of strokes and rubs.
By 10:45, a group of twelve cattle had gathered on Sandy Hill near their favourite corner. Most were browsing gorse, while cows 72, 234, and 940 preferred to relax and chew their cud. Youngster 230 and yearlings 270 and 271 were foraging for acorns beyond the gorse bushes on the edge of the slope. It was also great to see Sussex 1626 back with the group and looking so well. He soon came over to say hello and enjoy a head rub.
I returned to the first group around 12:30 and was delighted to find that steer 35 had come out of hiding and was now grazing with the others. I spent another half hour with them before saying my goodbyes just after 13:05, as another heavy shower passed through.
A full update and photos will follow later.
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