Thursday 24th August - All 9 seen - All 19 cows now back on Caesar's

Youngster 217 was munching on grass in the area around ///grit.candy.sunk at 16.10 this afternoon.   He was by himself but was happy and very relaxed.

The other eight, cows 214, 215, 219, 228, 230, 234, 270 and 271 were grazing together in the area around ///dads.gave.dizzy a short time later.  There were a few rumbles of thunder and then a heavy rain shower, but that didn't put any of them off.  Youngster 217 soon arrived and started grazing with the others.   Cows 228 and 234 decided to go into the trees to graze for a bit to shelter from the rain, but soon came back out.  All nine were looking well today.

For awareness, the ten cows that were on Gelvert were returned to Caesar's Camp at approx 19:00 this evening.  All 19 cows are now on Caesar’s.

The cows were all good today.

Thursday 24th - 9 cows now in Ceasers

Hi All, 

For those not already aware (thanks for calling it in Gordon!) We've had 9 cows escape into gelvert due to a gate being left open by the mod. 

They can be in ceasers now the time period after the bracken spraying is over! 

We are planning to move them back over to Ceasers possibly Tomorrow, but if not definitely next week. 

I hope the collar tracking is aiding the finding of them! 

As always thank you so much for keeping an eye on them. 

Grace 

Grazing Team 

Tracking Collar Locations

Hi all, You can now see the location of the collar being worn by 3 of the cattle as well as any other animals wearing them within 20Km of your location. Click the link here: https://grazingmap.nofence.no You must allow the site to access your location for it to work. This will hopefully save you a bit of time hunting for them! Let me know if this is working and has helped or not. Thanks, Jack

P.S I have now added this to the sidebar of the blogs under the "Useful links" section so you don't have to keep scrolling back to find it! 

Cheers, Tom. 

Monday 17th July - ALL19 COWS MOVED TO GELVERT

Hi All, 

There will be some bracken spraying on Ceasers Camp over the coming weeks. So we've moved all 19 over to Gelvert. They walked very well, the new four British Whites choosing to keep together at the front of the heard. 

They will probably appreciate the wood of Gelvert more in these heavy showers we've been having! 

As always thank you so much for keeping an eye on them.

Grace 

Grazing Team

Sunday 16th July - All 19 seen

A mixed group of thirteen cows were standing under the trees in the area around ///tricky.clap.trades at 10:20 this morning.  They were all resting and chewing their cud.  The cows were all nice and relaxed despite the many flies that were annoying them.

I initially met the other six, cows 20, 21, 30, 35, 72 and 940, grazing in the area around ///mend.jeep.backed at 10.55.  They were munching on grass and leaves as they made their way to the birch trees at the side of Horse Pond.  Once they got under cover, there was a lot of scratching of their heads against the trees.  They soon started to relax and chew their cud.

I wandered back to the first group of cows again just before 11:25, and they were all lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud under the same trees as before, except cow 214 and youngster 270 who were still standing.  Cow 215 got up and wandered over to say hello and to get an ear rub.

The cows were all good today.

Saturday 15th July - All 19 seen

The cows were all in the same area, grazing in little groups down in the thicket at the Royal Pavilion end of site at 10:25 this morning.   Steers 227, 228 and 230 plus yearlings 270 and 271 were grazing around ///fetch.suffice.left.  Older steers 20 and 30 plus youngsters 219 and 220 were all eating leaves close by at ///full.quarrel.badly.

Cows 33, 35, 72 and 940 plus yearling 222 were grazing around ///office.aims.doors.  Older steer 21 and youngster 217 were grazing in the trees to the south of them.

Cows 214, 215 and 234 were happily grazing around ///thick.crisp.ever at 10:55.   They had been joined by steers 227, 228, 270 and 271.

By 11:25 most of the cows had started to lie down, relax and chew their cud in the area around ///cope.rubble.fluid.  The wind was really beginning to blow.  Older cow 21 plus youngsters 217 and 222 were lying down under the cover of the trees to the east.   The four boys were still busy grazing.  

The cows were all good today.

Thursday 13th July - All 19 seen - 2-year anniversary of the youngsters arriving!

The cows were grazing in two groups at the Shell Garage end of the site this evening.  A mixed group of twelve were well spread out grazing amongst the trees and bushes around ///proves.rash.doing at 17.55.   They were all very relaxed and munching away happily.

The other seven, cows 21, 35, 72, 220, 227, 228 and 230, were also initially widely spread out in the area to the north of the first group.  They were grazing in ones and two's before they all came together in the area around ///testy.carbonate.digs at 18:35.  The cows happily grazed together as a group, slowly moving towards the path at ///hires.affirming.younger by 19:00.  They then went west and went further down into that part of the site, away from the first group.

As I was leaving the area at around 19:15, several cows from the first group had started to lie down and relax in the area around ///opts.oiled.lollipop.

It is two years to the day since the youngsters first arrived at the Ceasars and Gelvert reserves.  The six steers from the original eleven cows, Gimli (217), Gilbert (219), Gethin (220), Guiness (222), Gary (228) and Gums (230), remain on Caesar's.  The five girls left for new adventures on the Foxlease reserve.   It has been an amazing experience watching them grow up, and I hope that they will remain for many more years to come!  Under the photos of the six youngers tonight are a couple of photos of them shortly after arriving at site on the 13th July 2021.

The cows were all good this evening.