Mon 4th Nov 24 (0815 - 09.20) All 4 cattle & 7 ponies seen. MY first "full-house".

 Arrived in area via cattle grid in E9 to sound of chain saw and a fire in scrub silver birch woodland in D9 & E9.   I rode down to clearing in D9 and spoke to contractors by their vehicles.  They advised that they were thinning-out the scrub woodland and that there was a H&IoW WT staff member with them and that he was operating the chainsaw I could hear.   He eventually appeared from the woodland and we introduced ourselves.   He had not seen any stock that morning

I then went off on bike to find stock.   I found two ponies on the main track in I3

I found the four cattle close to the fence in M3 - M4. I went into the compound to take photos, but after I had come back out, they came up to the compound fence and I was able to take closer photos.   All four appeared content and were grazing.    This was the first time that I have managed to find them.  

I then went off to find the remaining ponies.   I came across some of the ponies on the main track along H3 & I3.  However, when I stopped and listened I could hear others in the dense gorse along the track.  I waited on the track and eventually was able to confirm that all 7 ponies were there together.  Some were happy to be neck stroked while I waited and all were happily feeding on the young gorse or the sparse grass on the track sides.  All appeared well.  Unfortunately my phone had died by then, so unable to take any photos.