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Monthly Archives: November 2016
A Frosty Morning On Wilden Marsh
Cattle have their own ways of communicating – no great surprise in that I suppose! The problem for me is understanding what they are trying to communicate. Leaning against the Tenant Farmers Field northern gate on Monday morning, I watched the cattle … Continue reading
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November 29, 2016
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Drinking Hole Or Swimming Pool
The small drinking hole I dug for the cattle in Hoo Brook Pasture has now grown into a swimming pool. The difference a day can make on the marsh can be dramatic. With plenty of drinking water available it’s time … Continue reading
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November 27, 2016
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Back To The Tenant Farmer’s Field
After the storms and flooding of last week and early this week, I moved the new herd back the Tenant Farmer’s Field yesterday. If you are wondering why I’m shouting at the cattle in this video, it’s because I don’t want … Continue reading
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November 26, 2016
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Wayne And Waynetta Are Back On Wilden Marsh
I received a text this afternoon telling me that Wayne and Waynetta have been delivered to the marsh, so I called in to see them this evening. They must have had a hard day because they were both sleeping in the North … Continue reading
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November 22, 2016
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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