Living Landscapes Appeal

Hello. If you have time please have a look at our 50^th Anniversary ‘Living Landscapes’ appeal to see if you, or anyone you know, is able to support it. 

http://www.hwt.org.uk/pages/living-landscapes-appeal.html

The Trusts vision is to create living landscapes and living seas rich in wildlife and valued by everyone.  

Living landscapes is about creating bigger, better quality and more joined up nature for everyone. A high quality natural environment is essential for people’s quality of life and the Trust is working locally to join up wildlife-rich habitats and restore colour and vitality to our countryside and towns. Our targeted approach ensures that we focus on areas where the most benefits for nature can be achieved.  Your help as a looker puts you right at the heart of our living landscapes work in your area and we very much appreciate your support.

Many thanks Laura

Update on lead poisoning

Dear all.
I am writing to update you on the situation with the lead poisoning at Caesar’s Camp (B6).
As you know, 4 cattle died of lead poisoning on July this year. We immediately removed all of the cattle.
We undertook a number of searches of the land and a large ‘litter pick’ to find the source. We did find a number of suspect items, such as car batteries, but nothing conclusive.
We then sent some samples that we found on site to a laboratory to compare them with a tiny fragment removed from the cow’s stomach.
These tests proved inconclusive, although the stomach fragment was similar, but not identical, to the composition of lead bullets.
We therefore plan to employ a search dog that will be trained to find lead contamination (if this is possible) in order to search the site.
The training process will take approximately 12 weeks so, if it can work, I hope to undertake the search in February.
If we find something, and are able to remove the danger it poses, then I hope to re-introduce the cattle in spring next year.
If we are unable to locate the source of the poison, then we will have to reconsider how we manage the site.

Thank you for your patience and support in this matter. I hope that it will be resolved soon.

Yours
Alex

Any progress on information from the laboratory ?

New look, Old face

Yes – your blog looks different!       Your blog has been updated to give it a facelift and a fresher feel. This should also ensure it still contains relevant and up-to-date information for you which can actually help you with your Lookering when you log on.  The functionality and the way you post your livestock checks remains the same so hopefully you shouldn’t have any problems. Please let me know by email if you encounter any problems with the new blog or have any comments. 

And by the way, I am back from maternity leave this week! It’s nice to be back.

Laura

All Cattle Off

Hi all,



As the heading suggests, there are no longer any cattle on Caesar's camp. Many thanks for keeping us clued up on their where abouts. We will keep you informed on the lead issue.



Vicky

Lead poisoning

Hi all,

Just to update you, as requested, we have had post mortem results confirming lead poisoning. We are as yet unsure of the exact material the cows have ingested that contains the lead but we have been conducting a number of searches on site for possible contaminants. Many thanks to those of you who have been able to give up more of your time to assist with these.

We will be doing some intensive litter picking on Friday 2nd September and Sat 3rd September, to remove as much litter and refuse as possible from key areas of the site. Do get in touch if you would like to help out.

We are waiting on the lab to identify the form in which the lead has been ingested and will keep you all informed as and when we know. it may take several weeks. Meanwhile attempts are still being made to get the last cow and calf off the site but she is not playing the game! We will keep trying.

Many thanks

Vicky

Lead poisoning

Just wondering if any progress has been made about this?