No issues

 Some very friendly cattle right in the middle of the paddock this morning, all looking happy and content.

Monday 30 January

I saw 227 near and 316 at the lick and the other two were at the lick when i returned from looking for them...before 8... they were up early and all looking ok.

Only 2

 Only 2 spotted near the gate.  Both appeared well.

 Saturday 28th January

All four near the main gate by the houses. All looked well.

I cannot check next Saturday 4th Feb. Would be grateful if anyone can cover. Thanks.

Friday 27 January

Sorry ...forgot to blog yesterday but I didnt see any of the cattle.

Thurs 26th Jan 2023

Saw 216 and 227 both look fine. Other two just visible but deep in the gorse so not able to give them the once over.

Update: All 4 seen by mineral lick after I  finishedy run, all look fine. 

all seen and mineral lick put out

All looking well over by the gate between areas. I have put out a mineral livk just near there as well.

Thanks

Grazing team

Wednesday 25 January

Three seen in passing through...225 not seen. Browsing gorse.

All good

 They were deep in the gorse today so didn’t get a good look but they were all fine.

Mon 23rd jan

All 4 seen munching grass at the pondtail end.

 Sunday 22 Jan

All seen grazing in the sun near the weir end of the field.

Sunday 22 January

I went out today as I may not be able to look tomorrow...but still couldnt find them!

 Saturday 21st Jan

All 4 grazing busily around the new scrape pools in the SE Corner.  

Friday 20 January

None seen, though i walked all the way round the outside and through the middle...much easier now its frozen! i might try again later.

Thurs 19th Jan 2024

All four found in very top field, all grazing happily in the sunshine on a chilly morning🥶

18th Jan all found

 All found in southeastern corner near the new scrapes. 

All spotted eventually - no issues

 All four found in the far corner of the field up by the canal but in the corner nearest to the road bridge into fleet.

Monday 16 January

All well but very wet, eating the flowering gorse.

Thurs 12 Jan 2024

Seen three of the four, thankfully not too far in past the gate. Grazing happily but looking a bit soggy. No sign of 227 today, probably deeper in the shurb. 

 Sat 14 Jan

None spotted today.

Took some time to find - all 4 ok grazing in the thick gorse on the corner of the pine plantation / old rubbish dump. Not an area where they have spent any time before. Square D9 on the Lookers Map.

Friday 13 January

Sorry for late blog...i saw all four yesterday and also noted 231 being a bit hippy.

Friday 13th Jan

 All seen and looking good. 231 is starting to lose a tiny bit of condition but looking very healthy still. The potential issue with the drink fence looks fine to me but definitely worth bringing up. Will keep an eye on it as the water level drops to see if it becomes a future problem. 

wed 11th jan

Walked along the canal path and saw one in the gorse, so assume the others were nearby.

All well

 Cattle over towards the gate this morning, looking very wet but happily munching away.  All looking fine.

W3W location  ///flamingo.badly.burn

Potential fence problem

 Noticed out walking that the fence across the stream to create a watering hole is only just surviving following the winter rain. Whilst the cattle are unlikely to escape at the moment due to the water depth. When the water level drops….. 

location.  ///curly.alas.billiard

Monday 9 January

Found all four around the path by the north stream drinking area. All well. Thanks for the suggestions about searching...coming from Pondtail Road i come down the track and then down the newer wide clearing, then into the central area but beyond that im defeated by the gorse so i go either along the canal towpath or along the cattle's perimeter path but that is alo a scramble through trees. i havent seen this group by the path behind the houses from the canal.

 SATURDAY 7th JANUARY

They have come out of hiding today - all 4 eating well in the SE Corner near the Canal weir.

I too have struggled to find them and have adopted a “search pattern” to try and save trudging through the  mud to no avail.

Starting at the railway sleeper bridge over the Gelvert Stream (where the “please shut the gate” sign is with the picture of a cow) I cross the bridge, turn right and walk up the wide track towards the canal with the stream on my right.

A bit over half-way to the canal there are some stepping stones across the stream (currently submerged) and a gate on the other side of the stream which leads to Marlborough Close.

I don’t cross the stream but stay on the main track to the canal but from this point on the cattle can sometimes be spotted on the right - deep in the gorse on the other side of the stream. They seem to have taken a liking to this spot of late and it’s impossible to see them from anywhere else.

If I don’t spot them there I keep walking towards the canal - with all the leaves off the trees you can see right through across Canal Heath. If they are there you keep walking to reach the canal towpath, turn right, cross the weir and go immediately right. There is a little path that leads to the gate.

If there is still no sign, I walk the canal towpath back towards Fleet. Sometimes I find them along the fence there. Finally take the little path on the right before the first bungalow in Pondtail and walk down past the Scout Hut to the main 5 bar gate to the Canal Heath. Sometimes the cattle pop up there even though they have been invisible for the past half - hour !

Friday 6 January

None seen...what am I doing wrong?!!

Thurs 5th Jan 2023

Two seen close up and the other two seen but deep in the gorse. All looked well, up in very top field. 

All good, just soggy.

 All four up by the canal overflow, munching happily in the pouring rain

 Monday 2 Jan

All seen grazing along the canal side fence. All look well.

Monday 2 January

None seen but lots of rubbish picked from the inside the fence along the canal..very satisfying!!