Welcome to the Pondtail Lookers' Blog: August 2026

Emergency Procedure

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

Call the office on 01256 381190.
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.
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!

Saturday, 22 August 2026

All good but laying down

So was able to check udders etc. collars all quiet

Friday, 21 August 2026

Friday 21st August

Found all 3 lying down at ///abacus.conga.refreshed

114's collar emitted a little tune which made her get up! Not sure what that means, (battery?), but that enabled me to see the enlarged teat mentioned before. Otherwise all fine and not so many flies now.

The other 2 collars have just sung to me too!

11.15am

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Wednesday 19 August

Found all 3 together coral side, in clearing. 225 standing, other 2 lying down contentedly chewing the cud. Some flies.

Monday, 17 August 2026

All good - flies on teat

Happy munching in the cooler sunshine. A number of flies around 114s enlarged teat. Couldn’t see why

Saturday, 15 August 2026

All good

Happy in the shade at the very far end of the paddock chewing the cud. Flys on faces building up. All good otherwise didn’t see them moving.

Friday, 14 August 2026

Friday 14th August

Unable to get close to them today as in the thick gorse. 3 showing up on NoFence at the stream/bridge end of the corral.

11.00am

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Wednesday 12 August

All 3 found coral side munching and moving in the thick scrub.

Monday, 10 August 2026

All good

Sunday, 9 August 2026

All good

Just arrived in the shade at the canal corner with Pondtail close when caught up with them. Happily settling in. All looking good apart from a few more flies than recently.

Saturday, 8 August 2026

Not seen

Deep in the undergrowth today can hear them but able to get to them

Friday, 7 August 2026

Friday 7th August

At /// puppy.lauched.upward 11.20am. All fine lying in the sun. Lots of bothersome flies around their noses.

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Note on gates

Hi, we will be coming out this week to attach some fittings to the gates to make them self closing. There is an exclusion zone around both gates on no fence collars in the meantime.

Thanks for your vigilance

Wednesday 5 August

All 3 cows near gate coral side. Looking fine moving and munching.

Monday, 3 August 2026

All good

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Pondtail gate open again

All good with cattle- campers

The cows were all good. Two young lads were packing up a tent, no sign of a fire. Explain it was trust land but they were already leaving.

Saturday, 1 August 2026

Pondtail gate left open

Can you replace your inner tube gate closers, gate Pondtail Road end left wide open

All happy

Chewing in the shade by the ford gate