Checked Cattle Thursday 5th October

The electric fence along the ditch of Ashley Meadows does not work. Both Chris and Robin, the grazier, know it does not work.

Last night (4th October) David Thelwell told us he saw one of the black cows on the wrong side of the fence.

I phoned Robin last night to tell him. He is confident the cows will not cross the ditch . He said the cows will stay together.

Elizabeth and I checked the cows this morning. All seven were together at the far end of the meadow. Only two of them were visible from the gate so I (Richard) had to walk through the field to find them all.

They were clean, alert, moving around and happily eating. Two of the black one  saw me coming and hurried to the white one. The other black ones  saw me but carried on eating undisturbed. The white one stood watching me but did not move away.

Richard and Elizabeth.