Welcome to the Caesar's Camp Lookers' Blog

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!

Thursday, 29 October 2009

EVEN MORE IMPORTANT!

Hello
All of the cattle have now been removed from Caesar's Camp. This is a seasonal thing that we were expecting, but weren't quite sure when it was going to happen, so sorry for the lack of notice.
They should be back in a week or so. We will let you know when we know.
Thanks for your patience and assistance.
Alex

IMPORTANT

Hello
We spoke to the farmer yesterday and he has told us that he will be taking all the cattle off either today or tomorrow. This is to allow him to check them, wean the calves and make sure they are fit and healthy for the winter.
I will keep you posted with any updates we get from him.
Thanks for all your hard work.
Alex

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Scattered Shower

Saw a total of 34 during my site visit today. 14 down by the Pavillion entrace/Concrete Road about 13.00 quietly cudding,and the rest around on the slope behind the covered reservoir moving and grazing as they they went. All looked reasonably well.

09.00, i only managed a count of 30 today, they were grazing around the covered reservoir at H16-17, and all looked o/k.

Monday, 26 October 2009

Taking the Beef off the Heath

Hi
I'll be leading a walk at Caesar's Camp this weekend talking about our plans to promote beef from the cattle involved in the Grazing Project.

Please see our website for more details and how to book a place.

http://www.hwt.org.uk/events.php/477/taking-the-beef-off-the-heath

Laura

phone call from concerned walker

Hello
I received a phone call on Sunday morning from a concerned member of the public. He was worried that one of the cattle had escaped. He saw it at Q25, between Bricksbury Hill and The Cresent.
I went out to have a look, but could not find any cattle out of the fence. I confirmed the location with the caller.
I suspect that he was mistaken because the fence is difficult to see in this area (covered with bracken) and it is an unusual place to see them.
However, if you do walk in this area, please keep an eye out and get in touch if you see anything unusual!

Many thanks
Alex

About 10 am. 16 head in & around Horse Pond; 18 or thereabouts in middle of old rifle ranges north of Jubilee Clump. All looked fine. I supposed the remainder to be at the western end but did not get that far.

A fine morning and the place is a delight compared to that which existed before the clearance. It is a pity that the scars of the old rifle butts and the many, I think unnecessary, vehicle tracks, still exist.