During a wander around Castle Bottom this afternoon i saw the horns of one of the cows deep in the undergrowth and went to investigate... as i approached i noticed a little black 'smudge' at the cows feet! Imagine my surprise when the little smudge stood up and turned out to be a brand new baby calf, born at some point over the Jubilee weekend.
Mother and baby appear to be doing well -mum is busy grazing and the baby had most definatly found his feet and was bouncing around by the time i left them! Obviously it is still early days and there is still alot that can go wrong, but everything is looking good at the moment.
Over the next few days -do not be surprised if you don't see them, mum is still being protective and keeping them well hidden, but i'm sure it won't be long before they join the rest of the herd! If you do see them, please don't get too close for the moment as the mother is likely to lead them further into the undergrowth where it will be harder for us to keep an eye on them!
