Emergency Procedure

If you need to report an emergency to us such as injured or escaped livestock or damaged infrastructure please follow this procedure:

  1. Call the office on 01256 381190.
  2. If no one answers, wait for the answering message which will detail the name and mobile number of the member of staff who is currently on call.
  3. Phone the on-call member of staff who will then respond accordingly.

NOTES:

  • Please do not phone a member of staff directly unless you know they are on-call.

  • If you are unsure if a particular situation qualifies as an emergency then please phone the on-call member of staff anyway so that they can make the decision on how to proceed.

  • Most importantly of all – please do not report injuries or sick animals via the blog alone – always call the emergency on-call contact.


    Thank you!

    Thursday, 18 June 2026

    Thursday 18th June - Staff Check + dog fur

    Was onsite meeting a contractor this morning who will be replacing some gates onsite for us 

    The girls all dozing in the pine woodland, content and looking well. 
    I asked 216 to move on to check her leg, she seems OK, if irritated I disturbed her...! 
    They are older girls and British Whites are sometimes susceptible to leg stiffness issues, so not overly concerned but please do continue to keep an eye.

    On a side note, I found a pile of dog hair by the gate where someone has groomed their dog and left the fur onsite. People tend to do this thinking they are doing a favour for the local nesting birds, but if the dog has been treated with tick/flea treatments this gets is extremely toxic to anything that comes into contact with it. 
    I'll see what I can do about putting some signs up but spread the word amongst your dog walking pals! 


    Cheers

    Zoe 

    Wednesday, 17 June 2026

    216 stiff hind leg

     Out walking my dog and 216 walked passed the gate. Her hind left leg as you look at her rear looked stiff or very slightly lame. No signs of injury I could see

    Wednesday 17 June

     Found all 3 lying down chewing the cud, canal side, just in clearing where path along the fence finishes. Seem content. There was a bit of a breeze.

    Some very interesting spiders webs.

    Tuesday, 16 June 2026

    Tues 16th - all good

    All three grazing together around WTW ///certainly.scrapping.tonight. All looking well, no issue with flies this morning (07.40)

    Sunday, 14 June 2026

    225 flys on udder

     Might be a scratch on 225s udder, she was quite frisky so it was hard to see. Flys were very noticeable on one side. All good otherwise 

    Saturday, 13 June 2026

    All good

     Eating the sweet small grass shoots in the very far corner by the canal and looking very happy in the sunshine 

    Friday, 12 June 2026

    Friday 12th June

    Only 2 spotted from the canal path at 10.45am. Both walking along in the grass. 3 showing up on NoFence.

    ///decoded.darkest.whispers

    Wednesday, 10 June 2026

    Tues 9th June

    1 seen in the gorse but all 3 in the vicinity 

    Wednesday 10 June

     3 girls looking fine, in cleared area canal side. Nice to have them back.

    Tuesday, 9 June 2026

    Tuesday 9th June - Staff Check and gate open

    Hi all, saw the three girls this morning looking well

    Opened the gate between the two compartments. They will be pleased with all the lush grasses on the canal side! 

    Zoe 

    Friday, 5 June 2026

    Friday 5th June

    No Fence located all 3 in the middle of the corral but I couldn't get to them without a machete!

    Plenty of physical evidence that they've been up and down the path between the 2 gates by the stream, so hopefully all's OK.

    11.10am

    Monday, 1 June 2026

    Cows back on site - Same 3 Coralle Side

    Hello Everyone, 

    The cows have returned from their time in another small nature reserve nearby. 

    Dropped off into corale side. 

    Thanks for keeping an eye on them. 

    Best Wishes 

    Tuesday, 12 May 2026

    Cows Offsite

    Cows have been pinched by my colleague Sean for a few weeks to graze another site. 

    Email sent to everyone, 

    Cheers

    Zoe 

    Monday, 11 May 2026

    All good

     Happy munching by the gate

    Sunday, 10 May 2026

    All good

     All three grazing and looking good 

    Friday, 8 May 2026

    Friday 8th May

    3.15pm near gate that joins the two areas. ///adventure.return.crouch

    All 3 lying down chewing the cud. All look fine.

    Thursday, 7 May 2026

    Wednesday 6th May - Staff Check

    All 3 grazing and looking well. 
    Nice to see you Judith! 

    225 is a bit boisterous with her head so do take care not to let her get too close 

    I just need to put some barbed wire on the fence on the canal side paddock and then I will re-open the middle gate. Hopefully by end of week. 

    Zoe 

    Wednesday, 6 May 2026

    Wednesday 6 May

     All 3 standing munching by the gate. A bit bothered by flies but all seems ok.

    Monday, 4 May 2026

    Not seen stood up, all good

     That’s three visits in a row where they have been laid down chewing. Will have try a different time of day!

    Sunday, 3 May 2026

    All good

     But again all down chewing 

    Saturday, 2 May 2026

    All good

     All three laying down chewing so didn’t get a good look at them but look very content 

    Friday, 1 May 2026

    Friday 1st May

    Really easy find and viewed from the path at /// reaction.protects.smarting

    All look good - eating gorse and grass in the sunshine. 

    12 noon

    Wednesday, 29 April 2026

    Wednesday 29 - all happy

     All three right by gate lying down contentedly chewing 

    the cud.

    Tuesday, 28 April 2026

    Tues 28th - all good

    All three together near to the fence line on the left hand side of the area. All grazing on grass and looking well. 

    Monday, 27 April 2026

    Monday 27th April - Staff Check - All good

    15.48. 

    All three girls looking fab and grazing/foraging in the sunshine. Really pleased with how well they look and they all seem very content. 

    Zoe 

    Sunday, 26 April 2026

    All good

     Very sleepy at 10.30, two not even chewing!

    Saturday, 25 April 2026

    Friday, 24 April 2026

    Friday 24th April

    All enjoying the shade near the gate. All 3 looked fine.

    ///flop.prepare.candy

    2.30pm

    Wednesday, 22 April 2026

    Wednesday 22 April

     Found all 3 grazing together up by the locked gate.

    All looking good.

    Tuesday, 21 April 2026

    Tues 21st - 2 seen

    Map showed all three in the trees on the far east edge of the paddock, but could only see 2 as very deep in it! Both looking good and fences in this half all fine. 

    Monday, 20 April 2026

    All good

     Enjoying the sunshine and chewing happily 

    Sunday, 19 April 2026

    All good

     Happy munching in the smaller paddock 

    Saturday, 18 April 2026

    Saturday 18th CATTLE UPDATE

     Following Michaels message about the fence, I have moved the girls over to Corral side and tied the gate shut. Its a large section of fence that is down so will need to fix it properly before they can go back


    Cattle all good

    Fence down message for Alice

     ///pampering.spearing.piston


    Fence down

     Section of fence has gone over into the paddock about 5 fence posts 15m or so at ///pampering.spearing.piston will call it in as well 

    Friday, 17 April 2026

    Friday 17th April

    Easily found today - just inside the gate that joins the 2 sections.

     /// intricate.medium.octogon

    All looked fine, chewing the cud and lying in the sun. Lots of bothersome flies around their noses.

    12 noon

    Wednesday, 15 April 2026

    Wednesday 15th April - Staff Check

    10.41
    All three girls in the canal side section in the woodland by Barford Close. 
    All good, no issues to report 

    Zoe 

    Tuesday, 14 April 2026

    Tues 14th - all good

    All three together in the canal and end. Munching away in the thicker gorse so couldn't get too close, but all looked happy from afar. 

    Monday, 13 April 2026

    Saturday, 11 April 2026

    Wednesday 8 April

     Dyers weed off on her own but she seemed fine. Other 2 happily munching together. Just a bit bothered by flies. Beautiful morning.

    Happy munching grouse

     In amongst the real think stuff having to reach high for anything green. All good but why here?

    Friday, 10 April 2026

    Friday 10th April

    All 3 looking good at ///guards.rank.fidelity 11.15am

    Took away some litter today.😕

    Thursday, 9 April 2026

    Tuesday, 7 April 2026

    Tues 7th - all good

    All three together on a big walk through the site, even saw Ginseng do a little sprint/gallop! Finally caught up with them grazing near the north west gate. Quite a few flies in the northern end. 

    And bumped into Michael! 114 up and walking fine. 

    Friday, 3 April 2026

    Friday 3rd April

    All 3 lying down chewing the cud at ///plastic.whips.weightless 11.10am.

    Thursday, 2 April 2026

    Thursday 2nd April - Staff Check

    11.17 
    All three girls in canal side. No issues at all. 
    Checked all fencelines, all good. 

    Zoe 

    Wednesday, 1 April 2026

    Wednesday 1 April

     Found them canal side, happily munching. 216 has some small blood patches under neck, looked like rub marks.

    Tuesday, 31 March 2026

    Tues 31st March - all good

    All three grazing around the gate separating the 2 paddocks. Looking well other than being a bit bothered by little flies. 

    Friday, 27 March 2026

    Friday 27th March

    The girls appear on the NoFence map but I couldn't get near them due to the excessively thick and tall gorse, sorry.

    1.00pm

    Thursday 18th June - Staff Check + dog fur

    Was onsite meeting a contractor this morning who will be replacing some gates onsite for us  The girls all dozing in the pine woodland, cont...