All cows off site

 Hi All,

The cows have now been taken off site from both Ashley Meadow and Western Fen. Thank you for all of your efforts this year, it's greatly appreciated. 

Cheers

Jo 

Friday 17th October

Ashley Meadows- pump.works well.  Both cattle half way up the field near the west fence. Both eating, moving slowly and clean. They were alert and looked up to see me when I was not far from.the gate.

Western Fen- pump works well. Luckily one of the cattle was visible from.the gate. All three were in the middle of the field level with the southern gate. All three alert, clean and  eating and moving slowly. They had chosen a particularly wet part of the field.

Richard 

13th Oct - Jo

 Checked the cattle yesterday, the Ashley Meadows pair were sat in the middle of the meadow happily relaxing. The Western Fen 3 were all sat by the gate which was handy, 1 stood up when they saw me. All looked well. As I walked to the viewing screens I could then see 2 walking towards the south of the fen. 

Jo 

Friday 10th October 2025

Ashley Meadows- the two cattle were by the west gate when we arrived.  They were eating and moving slowly.

Western Fen- all three were close together and visible from the gate.  They were quietly eating and moving slowly.

Richard 

Thurs. 9th Oct - David's pleasant stroll to see 5 TB-free Cattle!

 All looking good in both Enclosures. Both pumps working. Cattle grazing contentedly.

Western Fen, spread out over centre and western side. One came over. Others just looked.

Ashley Meadow, both on North Eastern side, ambled towards me as I went in. One came right up which saved walking. Wet under foot, but not as bad as it has been.

TB test update

 All the cattle tested negative at the follow up TB test which is great. The grazing team will be taking all the cattle off soon, no date yet though. 

Jo 

Friday 3rd October 2025

Ashley Meadows- Both were sitting in the middle of the  field about 100 m from.thr gate. They looked up to see us when we we arrived at the gate. The pump works. The electric fence doesn't.

Western Fen-  Pump.works. Standing on the support for the pump, and using binoculars,   saw one far off in the West. I walked across the field and found the other two. They were spread across the field roughly level with the south gate. All were eating and slowly moving. 2 looked up to see me.

Richard 

David's Surprise - Thursday 2nd October!

 Went for a stroll up to Ashley Meadows and the Western Fen. I wasn't expecting to see the cows, as I thought that they were leaving today, after the TB test for those in Western Fen.

Anyway, they were all present!

Ashley Meadow.
About 75 yards up in the centre. Eating and OK.

Western Fen.
All three about 150 yards up, towards the western side. Eating, then looking over to me at the gate. Slowly moved towards me, then a bit of a rush over. All three looking clean and healthy.

My hope, given that the TB test was supposed to be today, is that they are all OK and tested negative?

Any updates, please?

Wednesday 1st oct

 Got the western fen cows into the corral to keep them used to it ahead of the TB read tomorrow. One was quite excitable, but probably because of the bucket of cow nuts. 

All well and looking good. 

Monday 29th sept

 Western fen cows had the initial tb test injection, all went well and were put back into the fen.

Friday 26th September

Ashley Meadows - the two cattle were quietly eating in the far north west corner. The ground was drier there.

The pump works, the electric fence doesn't.

The southern end of the meadow is very wet.

Western Fen- had to climb over the outer gate to get in.

The 3 cattle were about half way down the fen,  2 were towards the west side eating and moving slowly. The third was sitting down in the middle of the fen. 

The pump works. Most of the fen is very wet. It is drier at the north end.

Need wellies in both fields.

Richard 

David's - Thursday 25th September - Glorious Evening

 Ashley Meadow.
Both cows eating happily near the electric fence at SW corner, by battery, and a little further north. One came right over, so not much walking. Pump is fine. Underfoot was extremely wet, despite little rain this week. Ground has softened considerably. Should have stuck to original plan of gumboots....... as walking shoes quickly submerged.

Western Fen.
Nice corral. Two cows looked up when I went in,  from the western side, about 75 metres up. Didn't come over, as I suspect they know what is about to happen from the installed infrastructure. They looked fine, eating away, as I went closer. Could not find the third cow, and gave up.

Couldn't spray the dog poo en route, as no spray left. I hope that the TB re-test goes well. Not sure if they will be in the field, or not, next Thursday evening?

Wednesday 24th September | Robin Findlay

 Two cows present in Ashley Meadows, feeding close to the electric fence.  The electric fence in no longer working - suspect the battery needs replacing

Three cows present in Western Fen - two feeding together close to the eastern fence.  The other on it's own on the western side at the south end of the enclosure

Both pasture pumps working

Met a member of staff from the livestock team who was preparing the corrall ready for the TB testing - informed her about the electric fence

22nd sept

 All cattle well in both compartments.

Ashley Meadows 2 were sat next to the gate so checking them was easy. 

Western fen 3 came over when they saw me cutting the vegetation in the corral so made it nice and easy to check them too. 

The follow up TB test is being done 29th Sept with the read on Thursday 2nd Oct. The cattle will go following the test or soon after.

David's Thursday 18th September Evening Stroll

 Ashley Meadows
 
 Both cows munching away about 75 metres up from the gate, fairly central. Pump OK, odd bit of standing water on still hard ground. Electric fence - well, an ear right to the box to hear a very feint tick. Probably not doing a lot, I suspect.

Western Fen.
All three fairly close together over on the north-western side. Two seemed pretty much locked together as usual, with the third bull slightly separated.
Went over to the pump, working OK, and the bull came over to see me. Usually does with some soft talking. The other two followed, so not much walking. All looking pretty good. 
I just hope that they get through the next TB check. Will be very sad to see the bull fail it. Or all three for that matter.
The area seemed quite dry, considering all comments of late. However, I did not have to go far in, as they came to me.

Monday 15th sept

 Checked cattle, all ok. 

Monitoring western fen as its getting wetter. Currently ok and enough drier parts to keep cattle there. 

Jo 

Friday 12 September 2025

Ashley Meadows- both cattle clean, alert and eating and moving well. Pump ok. Fence gave a very weak shock when I touched it.. Can't hear  the energizer clicking and pinging.

Western Fen  All three ok once I found them all. They were clean, eating and moving well. They were spread out across the field roughly in line with the southern end of the bramble bank. No. 3 was hiding in the tall reeds by the eastern fence.

Both fields are very wet. Water in places is more than ankle deep.

Richard 

Tuesday 9th September

Ashley Meadows 

Both cows fine, pump a little slow, electric fence working.

Western Fen

All 3 cows fine - far back in the field, fixed pump.

Friday 5th September Richard & Elizabeth

Ashley Meadows - Both cattle visible from.the gate quietly eating and slowly moving together. The pump works well. Not sure about the electric fence: could not hear the energiser click and ping. Touched the fence and got a barely sensed shock, but I was wearing wellies so might not be earthed.

Western Fen - The pump does not work. 

2 of the cattle visible from gate eating and moving half way down the field. Took me a very long time to find the third. It was in the tall reeds by the east fence happily eating. The three were very spread out across the field.

Both fields were awash with water. I paddled through them.

Richard 

David's Thursday 4th Sept. Evening Stroll

 Ashley Meadows both three-quarters of the way up on the Eastern side for a change. Munching away.
Western Fen. Another result. All three by the gate area. Two came up immediately to check content of my bag, then got bored, so went back to munching normal diet. 

I cannot do next Thursday. Jo is away, so I cannot let her know. Can anyone else fill in for me please?

Wednesday 3rd September | Robin Findlay

 Checked on the cows mid-afternoon

Two  cows in Ashley Meadow, feeding at north west end of the enclosure but visible from the east/west path. Electric fence tested and working OK

Three cows in the Western Fen near the south end on the west side. All three cows were sitting down so I had to hunt to find them. Pasture pump was full

01/09/25 - Jo

 Checked the cows today, all well and pasture pumps and fence working. 

Friday 29th August. Richard

On my own today.

Ashley Meadows  Both cattle alert- they saw me stumbling through the meadow from a long way away from them. Both standing and eating. Looked clean. The pump works ok. The fence just about works. I had to touch it to find out: got only a small shock.

They were on the Western side about 3/4 of the way from the fence.

Western Fen The three cattle were together all standing and eating a long way south of the gate. All three  clean and alert. Pump works ok.

Richard 

David's Non-Check Thurs 28th August. Important observations & public comments for Managers -nothing to do with cows!

 Sorry All, but I twisted by ankle yesterday, and still hobbling today.

I decided to try, and walked up to both enclosures.

However, no cows were visible from the gates. I decided that the ankle would not hold up, nor do me any favours, by struggling around in the undergrowth to find the cows. So, I returned without finding them.

Again, I have to report a lot of dog poo in very many places on the canal path. I bumped into quite a number of walkers, some with dogs, who were all complaining about the amount of poo being left on the path. there were also a lot of dogs running around, a long way from owners, too.

I was asked by a few people to try and get something done about the poo, and some signage that is significantly more evident ie much larger specific signage, to instruct dog owners to:

a) keep dogs on a lead - I did point out the tiny print on the new signs, which raised a few laughs as to whether anyone would notice.....

b) to pick up the poo and put it in bins. Comment was also made about bags pf poo being left around too.

These are all things that I have raised in the past, along with other complaints from people - and me too, about cyclists using the Reserve/Canal Footpath. It is not a cycle=path and signage must be erected, that is large enough to see. maybe they will not read it, but it gives us something to refer them to, as well as members of the public being able to, as well. If the signs are not put up, then there is zero chance of people actually being aware that it is not a cycle path.
two other users of the path also said that the poo bin by the car park is extremely smelly and unpleasant o use. One mentioned finding another method of opening for the bin/another bin, that did not involve having to lift a lid to deposit poo. Not my field.

I said to all that I would report these issues, again, as I had raised them before. 

In summary, we have a lovely area that is being trashed and made unpleasant/ dangerous to use, by a few irresponsible people. The area is also becoming very overgrown, and viewing both the canal and the Meadows from the Canal Path is becoming very difficult.

I am hoping that someone reading this blog, in authority, can take on board these public comments, have a discussion with me, and let's draw up some plans to deal with all the issues. It needs to be done.

Friday August 22nd

Arrived before 8 am.

The two in Ashley Meadows were at the south west corner quietly eating. Both clean and well with only a few flies on them. Pump.and fence both working well.

Heavy dew on the grass. I got quite wet from the knees down.

For the western Fen, I put on my overtrousers. In the Fen, the cattle were not visible from the gate but once by the pasture pump we saw one standing over to the west.  Walked over: it was alone there.  Found another one alone behind the north end of the bramble bank. Then found the third one at the south end of the bramble bank. All quietly eating, clean and untroubled by flies.

Elizabeth checked the pump which  works ok. Standing on the platform gives a useful higher view of the fen.

I needed the overtrousers. They were running with dew from the thighs down by the time I got back to the gate.

Richard 

David's "They know it's Thursday" Check

 A pleasant sunny evening and temperature. Nice new pedestrian gate coming off the canal path into the central path toward Ashley Meadow. Let's hope the vandals don't trash this too!

Ashley Meadow.
Yep, they know it's Thursday evening. Right up the north eastern end. Both appeared well. Pump and fence all working OK.

Western Fen.
The message hadn't got through on timing. One was actually at the pump, trying to get water out. The other two were a bit further up the eastern side, doing what the Whites do. All seemed OK, although the one by the pump had a lot of flies on him. We appreciated less of a safari through the fen, to find them today.

The pump was flowing some water, but the boy was having to repeatedly push it to get much up to suck out of the reservoir. I moved the pipe a bit and gave it about 8 full pumps and it seemed to flow a bit more, before he had another go. Quite a bit of air in it, although the other end of the pipe did seem to be in the water.

Do these things have non-return valves on them at the reservoir end of pipe??

My larger shirt has not appeared......

Robin Findlay | 20th August

 Ashley Meadows  2 cows near the pasture pump at 9:15am this morning.  Checked electric fence and the pasture pump

Western Fen 3 cows along the eastern side of the fence close to the gate at the south east end about 10am this morning.    All 3 cows were lying down which made them tricky to spot until I was very close.  Fresh cow pats close to the pasture pump.  There seemed to be an air lock in the pump as it wasn't pumping at all  well.  However, I left it for a while then had another go - seemed to pump better then and I could fill the resevoir

All 3 cows look healthy :-)

Jo 20th august

 Checked cows, all well with working pasture pumps and fences and either munching away or sitting. 

Monday 18th August

 Keith checked cattle, all well, update is in the wardens blog. 

Friday 15th 2025

Ashley Meadows -  Fence and pump working. The two cattle visible from the gate. They were by the west fence chewing the cud. Both looked clean and well. They seemed not too bothered by flies on their faces.

Later saw, and heard, one having a long drink from the pump.

Western Fen- Pump works ok. Cattle, once found, seem ok.

The Cattle were not visible from.gate. Walked along eastern fence and finally saw one walk through the edge of the tall reeds halfway down the field but it soon disappeared. Followed vague tracks westward and southwards and luckily saw one standing. Walked to it and found the other two lying beside it. They seemed ok from.what I could see of them. One was eating while sitting down.  

Soon all three were sitting down. I steppec  back a couple of paces and they were invisible.

Phoned Elizabeth who was at the gate to say I had found them. She later told me it took me a 1/4 hour to walk back.

Richard

David's Cattle Check and Safari - Thursday 14th August

 All checked around 3.45 to 5 pm - 14th August

Ashley Meadow.
Pump and Fence OK. Pump not the strongest supply, but working.
cattle fortunately together and only about 50 metres, up the western side, from the fence battery.
looking healthy and relaxed.

Western Fen.
Pump OK. No initial sign of any cattle. Walked in towards the middle and spotted the tiniest fleck of white (top of the back) of one a long way into the centre, which turned out to be nearer the far southern end.....
Couldn't see a hint of the others. So went to see the single one first, but had to go over to the western side of the enclosure to get up to it.

When I got to within about 4 metres, so I could examine  (it was mostly hidden in undergrowth), I spotted one other virtually hidden, laying down, right by it. Still couldn't see the third one. Walked a little closer and the grass moved about half a metre in front of me. Nearly stepped on the third cow - or fell over it.
Anyway, it was a good workout getting to them, and getting out again. All three were looking very relaxed ... one was having the odd chew at a bush, the others were looking healthy and resting.

So, all was well, and I got a sticky workout. So did my brother, who reckons he is still kna......... tired out!

Wednesday 13th August | Robin Findlay

 Checked Western Fen first at 10am.  All three animals were feeding together as a single group close to the pasture pump.  I filled the pasture pump reservior and one animal came to drink shortly afterwards.  Yesterday was very hot and hopefully they have been making good use of it

Checked Ashley Meadows about 11am.  Pasture pump and electric fence were both working.  The two cows were hidden from the path and I found them feeding happily together on the left hand side of the enclosure in the north west part of the meadow

Ashley meadow pasture pump

 Could hear the pasture pump wasn't working properly for the cows today, so cleared and adjusted the hose position for them. Now working well. 

Monday 11th August - Jo

 Checked cattle today, the 2 in Ashley Meadow were near the pasture pump which made me worry it wasn't working, but it was fine. They looked happy enough and eating away, saw them later as I went back past and they were sitting in full sun, I thought it foolish not to be in the shade. 

Onto the Western Fen and walked to the viewing screens first in the hope I might catch a glimpse of the 3 on my way by, no such luck. Opted for walking down the eastern fence line to try and find them, as I approached the reeds 2 appeared, walking on a mission, headed past me and towards the pasture pump. There was no sign of the 3rd cow, as I was stood in the middle of the fen with no indication which way I should go, I caught a glimpse of it at the southern end, munching away on reeds. So it appears they may not really be one herd as this meant the 2 groups were at opposite ends of the compartment. All of them seemed happy and well though. 

Jo 

Friday 8th August 2025

In Ashley Meadows, the two cattle are well. The pump and fence are working.

The cattle were very difficult to find. I walked through the middle of the field following their track upto the north fence, East along the north fence then west and back to the gate along the West fence and the electric fence. Eventually found them hidden behind trees half way along the east fence. Once I had found them, they walked to the middle of the field and were clearly visible  from the gate.

Western Fen- the three cattle were by the gate. They looked ok. One was sitting and the other two standing. The pump works well.

Richard 

David - Cattle Check Thursday Evening 7th August

 Checked both enclosures 7.30 to 8.45 this evening.

Ashley Meadow.
Pasture pump, electric fence & battery all functioning OK.
Two cows, close together, at the far north-western end (bless them.....), munching away, gave me a cursory look and that was it. Looked fine at both ends.

Western Fen
Pump OK. Like the work on the new middle gate.
Cows way down on the south-western side. Clearly learnt from the others or vise-versa! All separated by about 30 metres each, eating well, showed a little interest in my presence for a minute and carried on eating. More interested in the music when my mobile rang! All looked well.

Jo, can I possibly have the combination for the padlocks. I have the key for the old locks, but not of much use now. I usually climb over, but have just had surgery to back and shoulder area, and a bit sore. Ta. (07484 790412)

Robin Findlay | Wednesday 6th August

 Three animals present in the Western Fen at 9:00am this morning.  Two were standing up and grazing close to the south end of the fen close to a large spreading willow tree in the south western corner. Third animal was lying down about 100m closer to the north end - I had to follow the track it made to find it, otherwise it was mostly invisible. Pasture pump working well

Two animals seen from the path in Ashley Meadows.  Both grazing along the eastern fence edge approximately 200m from the gate.  Pasture pump and electric fence both checked out ok

Cattle check 4th August

 Hi All,

I checked the cattle yesterday and got the pasture pump working in the Western Fen, the hose had some mud on it and then just needed repositioning. The cattle seemed unbothered by the pump, they were sat happily in the South/Eastern corner of the compartment. Ashley Meadow 2 were all ok also.

In response to David, this cattle move wasn't planned in advance and had to happen quite quickly as the grazing team were then required elsewhere, therefore it was not possible to inform people in advance. Whenever it is possible people are notified of movements in advance. The cattle we have within HIWWT are carefully vetted and any problematic behaviour will mean we take them off sites where volunteers check them. If you could clarify for me if they actually charged at you that would be useful, if that is the case I will let the grazing team know and see if there is anything we can do. 

Thank you

Jo 

Safety Concern - Notification by phone to the "Daily Rota Looker"

 Hi Sam and Jo,

Just a simple request re our safety please.

Last Thursday (4.30pm roughly), the third cow testing "inconclusive for TB" was brought to the Western Fen.

At this stage, I was unaware that this was going to happen.

At the time, I was actually in the Ashley Meadow enclosure, checking the two cows.
I was between the cows and the electric fence, going from the battery connection after the water pump, moving towards the cows on the western side of the field.

When the cows spotted the trailer plus cow, coming to the Western Fen, one bellowed loudly and "stampeded" over to the south-western corner of the field and fence.

Luckily, I was not actually between it and its path to the fence corner, by the disused gate.  However, had I have been, I might have been in its path! It may not have run at me.Who knows.

So, the request, after all this detail, is a simple one, please.

If cows are to be brought in, or taken out of any of the enclosures, please can someone, ideally, Sam as you are working all week, let the daily "Looker" know, beforehand, by mobile phone.

It might be handy if we all also receive a text as well, just in case we are standing in for anyone else.

(email or blog posts which can follow for all, do not guarantee prior receipt if we happen to be on our way, or already in the enclosures, or elsewhere, where we are not picking up such information).

Nothing like this has happened before, and it may be a one off - but I would rather be pre-warned, just in case, please. My number again, is 07484 790412.

Many thanks, and much appreciated.

David C.

Friday 1st August 2025

Western Fen

The pasture pump does not work properly. I pumped it many times and very little water got to the trough.

One of the cattle was  visible standing up near the bramble bank. The other two were lying close by but we're not visible until I got close to the standing one. They all looked clean and well.

Ashley Meadows

I checked this first. The fence and pasture pump work ok. The two cattle were near the fence energiser and clearly  visible from the gate. Both looked  clean and well. 

Richard 

Western Fen isolation herd

 Another cow from another site has tested inconclusive for bovine TB so has been brought to the Western Fen to join what has now become an isolation herd. Please continue to check them as normal and ideally check the cattle in Ashley Meadow before going to those in the Western Fen. 

Thank you! Jo 

cattle update

Third cow added to isolation herd

Wednesday 30th July - Robin Findlay

 Two cattle present in Western Fen at 10am this morning, feeding along the western fence. Pasture pump checked and working OK

Two cattle present in Ashley Meadow at 11am, sitting down alongside the Eastern fence. Annoyingly hidden behind a tree so it was a long trek round the meadow to find them. Electric fence and pasture pump checked out OK

29/7/25 Jo

 Checked both sets of cattle today, all well and happy, both pasture pumps working as they should, as is the electric fence. 

Jo 

Important update, Please read

 After our routine Tb test today 2 of the 4 cattle have been tested as inconclusive for Tb. Legal requirement require us to now isolate the two cattle away form any other cattle until a period of 60 days has passed and they can be retested to confirm if they have Tb present.

To do this we have split the cattle between the two grazing fields on site. With the inconclusive cattle in the new grazing field. We have completed some fence checks and cleared a few fallen trees off the line. A pasture pump has also been installed on the boundary with the ditch parallel with the path that goes to the viewing screens.

Thank you for your continued checking of the livestock and please get in contact if you have any questions regarding this.

Kind regards,

Grazing team

Friday 25th July 2025

Cattle all present and correct at 08.30, towards the northwest of the meadow, only just visible from the gate. Even Richard disappeared from sight! Pasture pump seemed a bit slow, but Elizabeth gave it enough pumps to fill it. Fence seemed to be working OK, although she didn't physically test it this week! Some vegetation already touching the fence bottom, but she had learned her lesson! 

By 09.30 the Grazing team had arrived with trailer. We had a brief chat with them but they were in a hurry as the vet was already on his way. We weren't able to stop and help, but left them calling the cattle from near the gate. We hope they responded!

The vegetation in the meadow has gone down a lot since the cattle have been there. They eat well. 

The keep very clean . There are no flies around them.  That is good for the cattle but is that a bad sign of loss of insects?

Wednesday 23rd July | Robin

 Checked the cattle at 9:30am and all four animals present today - three were in the middle of the meadow slowly moving towards the south end.  I had to hunt for the fourth but it was hidden from view, browsing the tree line against the west end of the fence 50m further north.   When I came back from the screens an hour later, all four animals were close to the pasture pump

Electric fence and pasture pump were both working

TB test today 22nd July

 The grazing team did the initial part of the TB test today and all the cattle were well. They will be back again on Friday to read the results of the test. 

Jo 

Friday 18th July

Elizabeth checked the  electric fence and the pump (both working well) while Richard set off to find the cattle which were nowhere to be seen. 

R eventually found them by the north fence behind some overhanging trees. They.were quietly standing there chewing the cud. 

15th July - Jo

 Cattle all well and grazing in the middle of Ashley Meadow. 

14th July - Jo

 Checked cattle today, all moving well and were grazing or drinking near the pasture pump. 

Friday 11th July 2025

The cattle were half way up the field at 8 am. Richard easily found 3 of them together in the sunshine in the middle. R  had to search for  number 4 . It was  quietly eating in the shade. 

Elizabeth checked the pump and the fence. Both are working well. 

The vegetation under the fence needs trimming. We did some trimming.

Elizabeth and Richard 

Wednesday 9th July. Robin Findlay

Checked on the cattle between 11.30 and 12.00.  Weather warm and I had to walk the full length of Ashley Meadow to find them seeking the shade in the far north east corner. All 4 animals were under the trees right up against the fence. One animal was on its own, the other three were together 

Checked the electric fence (which was all intact) and the pasture pump which was operating fine.  I filled up the reservoir.  Evidence of fairly fresh cow pats by the pump so it looks like they are using it

Cattle 7th july - jo

 Cattle checked today, all well and grazing near the pasture pump. Electric fence working. 

Friday 4th July Richard and Elizabeth

All 4 cattle were in sight of the path so were easy to find and check. They were quietly eating and slowly moving around. The electric fence and the pump were working. 

Wednesday 2nd July. Robin

 Checked cattle, all four on their feet and feeding near the north west corner of the meadow.  I checked the pasture pump - pumped it a few times to fill it up.  Electric fence is intact

Monday 30th June - Jo

 Checked cattle, all well and near the pasture pump feeding. 

Wednesday 25th June

 Cattle checked by volunteer Robin, all together, looking well, all on feet moving and feeding. 

Sunday 29th June

We checked the cattle after lunch. All 4 placidly munching and moving around near the pump.  The electric fence is working . The water pump is ok.

Why check today? A friend said there was a report on FB that a cow had been seen in the canal. No sign whatsoever of that.

Richard and Elizabeth 

Friday 27 June 2025

Checked cattle around 8.20 am. They were together eating and slowly moving about. The pasture pump and the electric fence were working.

Richard 

Tuesday 24th June 2025

Checked the cattle today whilst helping Jo.

Pump and fence working well.

The 4 cattle were, and have been, eating well. All moving well and looking well.

I trimmed the vegetation along/under the  electric fence.

Richard 

Cattle today 24th june

 All present and correct, pasture pump and fence working as they should. I'll be doing some cutting of the fence line soon. 

Friday 20th June 2025

Checked the cattle soon after 8 am. Luckily all 4 were sitting together  close to the West fence and visible from the EW path.

The pasture pump works well and the electric fence is working too.

Richard 

4 British Whites now onsite

 4 British White arrived onsite today. Their numbers are 2042, 102, 161 and 100044. 

When checking the cows, please give the pasture pump and electric fence a check to make sure both are working. 

Any problems, just get in touch with me or via reporting on the blog here.