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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!

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Thursday 7th October. Trough empty.

All 17 cows fine though trough completely empty and bowser nearly empty I think.

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Wednesday 6th October - All 17 seen - Trough nearly empty

The cows were all busy grazing in the area around ///cheese.storyline.chopper at 18:00 this evening. They were all good.

There was only a very small amount of water left in their trough. The water tank is empty. Hopefully the cows are being released tomorrow or they will need their water refilling.

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Tuesday 5th October - All 17 seen - Water tank needs filling

The cows were all grazing in the area alongside their water trough and to the left of it, in the area in front of the Bourley Road fenceline at 17:45 this evening. They were all fine.

Their water trough was over three-quarters full. The water tank was nearly empty and is going to need filling tomorrow.

Monday, 4 October 2021

Mon 4th Oct. All seen, butt approx half full

To start with we thought the cows had been moved but then we hear twigs breaking and there they all were in the top right hand corner, totally screened off from the path. All 17 of them packed into a small area. The bowser is about half full. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Sunday, 3 October 2021

Sunday 3rd October - All 17 seen

Most of the cows were happily grazing in the area around ///advising.valuables.tango at 12:40 today. Cows 20, 35, 230 and 235 were eating leaves in the nearby trees. All the cows were fine.

Their water trough was full. The water tank was slightly over half full.

Saturday, 2 October 2021

Saturday 2nd October - All 17 seen

Most of the cows were grazing in the trees and area surrounding ///enlighten.song.clinking at 08:30 this morning. Leaves from the trees seemed to be their preferred breakfast today.

Youngsters 217, 220, 221, 222, 226, 228 and 230 were in their own group in the area around ///outdoors.basher.breakaway. They too were grazing and mainly eating leaves.

All the cows were good.

Their water trough was full. The water tank was three-quarters full.