Staff check 23/06/26

All six looking fine. Some hornet sized flies nibbling them though! 

Pasture pump and electric fence working. 

Cattle check 22/06/26

 Hi all

Checked cattle this morning between 08.00-08.30, water pump works well, electric fence all intact... All 6 stock present and correct, 5 standard, one lying down all Central too field, seems content, most either grazing or chewing the cud, flies were at a minimum, all eyes free from discharge and udders normal.

Hopefully they can find some shade this week 

Thanks 

John

Friday 19th

Checked the cattle around 8.30 am. 

5 were sitting in a dry area in the middle of the field chewing the cud. The sixth was standing by the west fence . I later saw him eating a tree branch.

Both the pump and the electric fence work ok.

The southern end of the field is still very wet.

Richard 

Monday 15th June

I visited Fishlake in the afternoon to take some photos Whilst I was passing, all 6 cattle were visible from the gate. I did not have appropriate footwear to go into the field. At first 4 were standing and eating and the other 2 were sitting. Later that changed. All looked well and clean. 

Richard 

Friday 12th

Found all 6 eating well. The pump works .

Not sure about the electric fence: no clicks from the energizer and I felt nothing when I touched the fence via my fleece.

Field very  wet especially on south and west sides.

Lots of lovely marsh orchids .

Richard 

Cattle check Jo 08/6/26

 Checked cattle yesterday, all well and grazing in the middle of the meadow.

Cattle Check - Jo

Checked the cows this morning, 5 were sitting down and 1 standing 3/4 of the way down the meadow in the middle. All well and relaxed, 1 hereford had quite a few flies around it's eyes. Just something to keep an eye on.

Saturday 30th May

I did a butterfly survey in the afternoon, 26C, sunny and calm, but saw only two whites. a brimstone and a peacock. 

Part of the fencev by the long dog dip has  been destroyed and thrown into the canal.

A rail has been partly  removed from the fence  north of the council seat.

Surprisingly few people about: just two people with a dog,  a couple of bird watchers at the screen and two other birders who I passed on the permissive path.

The couple and I  watched a tern bring food to the raft.

Richard 

29 May Richard

The fence works and the pasture pump.works.

Found all six cattle. 5 were lying down in the grass and hidden from view until I was close to them.  Luckily one of the whites was standing up and easily seen. They were all close together 3/4 of the way up the field.

Richard 

Cattle check - Jo

 Checked on them today, thankfully they were easy to find and didn't take much searching for in this heat! They were on the Eastern fenceline about 1/3 way along in the shade of a willow tree that had water around the base. As they were focusing on keeping cool there wasn't much movement from them, but all looked happy and relaxed enough. 

Jo 

cattle added to site

6 cattle have been added to the site in Ashley meadow. Pasture pump working and electric fence on.

Thanks 

Grazing team