Saturday 31st July

 All 60 sheep accounted for. One particular one was limping and preferred to lie down as seen in photos. Pippa Evans  pp Joe & Sarah Davies

Wednesday 28th july

 All 60 sheep accounted for. A couple with a limp as previously indicated. Trough full and working fine and bucket full. Far Eastern gate as you come from Broughton village is missing it’s dog walking sign. 

Great to be back on the reserve. 

From Tom 

Tuesday 27 July

The bucket of nuts is missing (10 am) ,  , , I wonder if somebody has taken it to refill?

All sheep present, correct and much more amenable to being counted than last year, but that may be luck! One blackish individual has bad limp, I'll post photo later

Monday 26th July

 8.05am

Just back from Downs & spotted these 3 the wrong side of Plum Pudding gate, one of the whites coughing too.  Pippa Evans pp Sam Perrett

Saturday 24th July

 

All dog signs intact. All 60 sheep counted. 2 limping whites -one with front left & one with back right; one limping black. Evidence of last nights torrential rain having washed gravel down paths. Barely any litter, paths pretty clear considering the recent growth. Pippa Evans pp Perrett family

 

Friday 23rd July

Dogs on leads signs are now up on the 6 gates going into the central compartment, please let us know of you think any end up being ripped off as this does happen.

There is a plastic bucket of nits at usual place for lookers to use, I will refill soon but there is a supply in there.

Water on and troughs full

Patches of barb have been fixed in the western compartmen along the byway.

Thanks,

Bea

60 sheep added to central compartment

We have added 60 sheep, 39 shetlands and 21 white faced Woodlands into central compartment. All have just been sprayed for fly.

Sunday 18th July

We saw butterflies - marble whites. Meadow browns.  Green fritillaries. Skippers.  Orchids -  pyramid and fading fragrant. We cut the steep path clear down in eastern department. 

Clare Davies took two new wardens with her.      Pippa Evans

Chalk Hill blues are out!

A handful see in the western compartment.

Sheep due on by the end of this week

Sunday 11th July

 Nothing out of the ordinary to report. Pippa Evans

Sunday 4th July

"Identifying gates has always been an issue, in my view, and some 3 years ago I suggested each gate into the Trust’s area should be numbered. Hardly difficult by screwing some gate numbers to each gate. Much effort has been made putting up fancy signs showing Byway and Walkway directions with QR codes, why not gate numbers to help us." Pippa Evans  pp Will Hacking