Cattle move off site

We have moved all 4 cattle off site and to a bit of drier ground. Thanks for all the looking.

Grazing team

Robin Findlay | Wednesday 19th October

 All 4 cattle seen about 4pm

2 in the trees close to the east west path at the northern end of the pylon field

2 others were 100m south of the east west path near the pylon

All animals were feeding actively

Peter Manning | Tues 18 Oct

Cattle well spread out but not far from N fence. All seemed well. Male 179 coughing a few times, but didn't seem serious. Pasture pump working OK. Whole field now seems quite a bit wetter.

Sunday 16th October 2022

Checked the cattle mid-afternoon. They were sitting down in the reeds by the scrub near the western fence, so I had to go and find them.They all were alert: they looked up when I approached but stayed sat.

 Pump works ok but like yesterday it is surrounded by water.

Richard 

Saturday 25 th October 2022

Checked the cattle midday-ish.

They were in the bushes beyond the pylon. Hard to find them. Two were by the western fence and two a bit nearer the pylon, so could not see all four at the same time. They were all happily eating the bushes.

The pasture pump works ok but it was surrounded by water. 

The western end of the field is very wet. The rest of the field is wet but not as wet as the western end. Definitely need wellies.

Richard 

Friday 14th October 2022

Opened car park gate and then cycled on to the pylon field. Could see only three cattle from the canal path so went into the field. Found all four happily eating just beyond the reeds by the gate.

I did not check the pasture pump.

Met several dog walkers and, on the way back, chatted to a bird watcher by the first viewing platform. Nothing to see at the time.

2 cars in the car park when I got back there.

Richard 

Peter Manning | Tues 11 Oct

Cattle near N fence in Pylon Field. Take care if you go in the field, you need strong ankles with the terrain. Cattle all on their feet and eating, 101 has a small gash on the neck, probably from the barbed wire. Pasture pump working well (when I managed to find it! Thanks to Richard & Elizabeth for the steer).

Saturday

 Checked the cattle on Saturday, they were all under the stand of trees near the entrance gate, looking bright eyed and relaxed. Also checked the pasture pump which was working well. 

Jo 

Friday 7th October 2022

First venture into the pylon field. We were hoping we could see all the cattle from the canal path but only two were visible. 

Found three cattle behind a clump of bushes a little way north of the pylon. Eventually saw the fourth one hidden in bushes  west of the pylon. They were eating and seem ok.

As I was a long way into the  field by then, I went to find the pump. It works ok and pumps clean water. To find it, start at the southern end of the clump of small bushes just north of the pylon. Go directly west and it is by the western fence behind some small trees.

As Jo has said, to.enter the field, at the gate go immediately right along the fence. I found that  once you get near the end of the row  of tall trees along the fence, if you go diagonally left towards the pylon you will find a big area of much shorter vegetation which is easier to walk on. 

Overtrousers and a stick are useful because a lot of the vegetation is waist high and wet, and the ground is uneven and  in places very soft.

Richard and Elizabeth.

Peter Manning | Tues 04 Oct

Cattle in Pylon field, but more of a challenge for humans to get around in that terrain. All looked healthy, and chewing, 2 standing and 2 lying. 132 looked a little tired, but he often does! Did not check the pasture pump as I didn't open the email in time to know its location.

Peter Manning | Sun 02 Oct

 Sun 02 Oct 17:20. Cattle all towards SE corner eating the sedge. All looking quite healthy, on their feet and moving around. Even got a moo! A couple of them looked a bit untidy and dirty on their backs, but I put that down to all the rain over the last 36 hours. Fence and pasture pump all ok.