today 8/30am I found the cattle just to the west of the now demolished troop shelter ,at first I could only see three these I got close to they looked in good condition ,I found the rest they were in a clump of gorse feeding on the top shoots, unable to get near these as the gorse was to thick

12.00, i did not find any cattle today, i came onto site from beacon hill and cycled around the whale tail over to Caesars camp down to skirmishing hill and up long bottom with no luck.

11.15, I eventually found all 7 in the fog near the track at Q9, all were grazing on the gorse and all looked ok.

Dear All,

I hope that you are all well. The grazing project team braved the cold weather to fell some trees at the Tumuli yesterday afternoon. It was a really beautiful day with the snow on the trees and the Robbins following our every move, searching for food in the areas where we created any ground disturbance. The cows heard us coming and quickly gathered around the felling area nibbling at the brash that we were stacking. They all looked really well and developed a special interest when the mince pies and doughnuts came out!

We are clearing the Tumuli to help preserve these historic mounds and prevent tree roots growing through the soil which damages their structure. The work will continue intermittently until all of these area are clear.

Take care and have a lovely Christmas,
Many thanks
Lucy

13.10 I found all of the cattle in the whale tail woods near the fence at T4, all were grazing and looked ok

saw all the Cattle at 9.45am at 4s in the dip spread out eating. looked fine.

Saw all the Cattle at 9.30am at Q9 in the fog eating the silver berch shoots, all seemed well.