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