Sunday 10th December - All 19 seen

Steer 20 and cows 72 and 940 were grazing on Sandy Hill around ///liner.bulb.cyber at 10:00 this morning.  The girls were munching on gorse deep in the bushes behind where steer 20 was standing.  They were all looking well.

A mixed group of eleven cows were spread out, grazing on the slope of Sandy Hill at 10:25.  Most were in the area around ///paces.moral.vines.  The rain had started by this point, but they weren't letting that stop them from eating the tasty heather.  A few cows moved on to eating gorse, with the bushes providing shelter from the rain.

The final five, cow 215 and steers 35, 220, 270 and 271, were found grazing in the area around ///rural.triads.implore at 11:05.  They were all very wet but were happy and relaxed.

When I returned to the top of Sandy Hill, the first three cows had wandered along and were grazing in the rain at the start of their favourite corner.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 9th December - All 19 seen

Steer 20 and cows 72 and 940 were grazing deep in the gorse bushes just along from James Bond Pond around ///laughs.elated.scraper  at 10:10 this morning.  They were all happy and relaxed and were enjoying the gorse.  After a bit, steer 20 and cow 940 came out and started munching on heather.

The other fifteen cows were well spread out grazing in the wooded area around ///snowy.crafts.warm at 10:40.  Despite being rather wet, they were all enjoying eating leaves and holly in the thicket.  After a while, most stopped munching and started to rest and chew their cud.  There were lots of very friendly cows today, with several coming over to say hello.  Cow 215 and steer 227 were happy to stand for a while and receive head rubs.  They all appeared very relaxed and didn't appear to be in any rush to leave the area when I left them at 11:30.

 

The cows were all good today.

Friday 8th December

 All found on the low ground on the gelvert boundary behind the lead exclusion zone, if looking from the look out. No issues 

Fence damaged along the gelvert boundary on the main track from beacon hill road. Damaged by landmarc so will report it to them to deal with

Wednesday 6th December - All 19 seen

Steers 20 and 30 were still away from the main herd today.  Steer 20 was standing chewing his cud in the sunshine around ///haystack.worms.careless at 12.55 this afternoon.  Steer 30 was lying down, relaxing and chewing his cud close by.  They both seemed absolutely fine.  I didn't want to try and force steer 30 to stand up, as he looked very relaxed.

I then spent over an hour playing hide and seek with another fifteen cows who were all grazing in the thicket around ///blesses.forklift.tram from 13:15.  They were very well spread out, with most hidden in the bushes.  They were also moving around a lot, which added to the fun.  The cows would occasionally poke their heads through the bushes or come out and say hello.  They were enjoying lots of gorse, holly and other leaves.  They were all looking well.

After an exhaustive search of the thicket, I was still missing older steers 33 and 35 who I couldn't find anywhere.  I wandered off in the direction of their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 14:30 and was surprised to see them wandering towards me.  They stopped and said hello, and then followed me back into the wooded area and to the other cows, where they were reunited.

I then returned to steers 20 and 30 who were now buried in the gorse bushes at the side of the main path around ///soups.ramps.should at 14:55.   Both of them were happily eating gorse and were using their horns to pull branches down and break them to get the crunchiest bits.  Hoping they will go and find the other cows soon.

The cows were all good today.

Tuesday 5th December - 17 seen

Steers 20 and 30 were grazing on the side of Sandy Hill opposite Horse Pond around ///diner.tucked.sonic at 12:10 this afternoon.  They were munching on heather.  They were really wet and looking rather sorry for themselves.

Steers 33, 35 and 219 were munching on heather around ///stole.pads.gobbles just south of the Lookout at 12:25.  Cow 215 and steer 220 were in the gorse bushes across the path from them.  They soon came out and said hello.  Cow 214 and steers 217, 222, 228, 230, 270 and 271 were all found in the area around ///huts.fragment.sublet soon after.  They all wandered into the gorse bushes and cut through to meet up with the first five cows, where they all proceeded to munch on heather.

Cows 72, 234 and 940 were found grazing to the west of James Bond pond in the area around ///grafted.soil.cheeks at 13:05.  All three were happy and relaxed.

Despite an extensive search, I wasn't able to find steers 21 and 227 today.  I did circle back round the first two groups just to see if they had joined them, but they hadn't.  The group of twelve had all moved down to the wooded area around ///lakes.invent.alike where they were continuing to graze.  Steer 30 was lying down in the area around ///blotchy.sailors.snowy near Horse Pond at 13.35.  Steer 20 was standing close by, chewing his cud.

The cows that were found were all good today.

Sunday 3rd December - All 19 seen

Cows 214, 217, 219, 220, 228 and 270 were all happily grazing amongst the heather in the area around ///stung.loyal.detect at 09:30 this morning.  Older steers 21 and 33 were grazing close by.  Older cow 72 was relaxing and chewing her cud.  Thankfully it was warmer today, but there was still some fog blanketing the site.  Many of the cows were also rather damp.

Cows 30, 215, 222, 230 and 271 were all eating gorse deep in the bushes around ///trim.happen.carpeted at 09.50.  Youngster 222 came out to say hello.  They were spread out, so I initially missed yearling 271 but found him after a second look.

Steers 20 and 227 were munching on long grass and heather in the area around ///skid.sensibly.stunt soon after.  They were both happy and relaxed.  Cows 234 and 940 were eating gorse in the bushes by the main path to their south.

Older steer 35 was found grazing by himself around ///gain.poet.trudges at 10.20.  He was fine and enjoying some quiet time.  I had returned to the first group before finding him and cows 72 and 228 were lying down, relaxing buried in the heather.  The others continued to graze.

By 11.10 the cows had come out of the gorse bushes and joined the others.  Older steers 21, 30 and 33 were all lying down beside cow 72.  Youngsters 214, 215, 217, 219, 220, 227, 228 and 230 were all standing together chewing their cud around ///prude.gifts.shred.   The others were all up in the area beside where older steer 35 had been grazing.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 2nd December - All 19 seen

The cows were all found on Sandy Hill from 09:30 on a very cold and foggy Saturday morning.  They were spread out from cows 72 and 940 on their favourite corner all the way along to steers 20, 21 and 30 in the area around ///files.selling.brownish.  Several were grazing deep in the gorse bushes, but they soon came out to say hello.  Others were preferring to eat frost tipped grass.  Cow 72 had extended her neck over the perimeter fence, where she was happily eating leaves from the bushes.

The cows slowly started to gather on their favourite corner just after 10:00 where they began to relax and chew their cud.  Several continued to graze, mainly eating gorse, walking along as far as ///hiker.smug.strict.  They were very friendly today, with many wandering up to say hello.  Cow 215 and steer 227 were happy to stand and receive head rubs.

Youngster 230 was the only one I couldn't find, despite an extensive search for him, including in the gorse bushes.  He appeared at the pill box at 10:45 and wandered along to join the others.  I've still no clue where he had been.

I broke the ice on some puddles on the main path so they could get some water to drink.

The cows were all good today and seemed unconcerned by the chilly conditions.