Shortly after 11:15 this morning, the cattle were grazing in the woodland southwest of the entrance beyond the sailing club, near ///suave.cakes.prowess. They spotted me approaching and wandered over to greet me. They were all very friendly, each taking a turn to say hello and enjoy the first of many strokes and rubs.
After our initial greetings, the boys soon gathered around me to relax and chew their cud. They alternated between leaning in for long neck and back scratches and resting peacefully. They were all incredibly affectionate, offering the sweetest head rubs while enjoying plenty of fuss. Around noon, youngster 282 settled under the shade of a tree to rest, with youngster 278 following suit soon after. Youngster 283 enjoyed uninterrupted back scratches until I said my goodbyes at 12:15. As I was walking away, he settled down to rest too. The boys all appeared happy and relaxed, and showed no signs of acorn poisoning.
As I arrived on site today, I noticed a contractor spraying chemicals in the woodland near the entrance by Hawley Hard, close to the car park. I went over to speak to him, and he said he was spraying the rhododendron with a herbicide. He advised that HIWWT were aware of the work. As a precaution, I made Ned, who is on call, aware and shared a photo of the label on the chemical being used.
The cattle were all good today.
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