Well plenty of water for the ducks now Rob. I take it that most of your grazing is now underwater, and possibly a bit more from what Dpack has been posting. Thanks for the picture.
The lowest field is completely covered, but they've got a fair bit of higher ground. The floods in the Derwent haven't been as severe as the Ouse yet as there's been less rain in the Moors than the Dales.
This field is very low lying but is surrounded by a flood bank and has a hump in the middle so in light flooding it can fill and empty without affecting the other half. However when it does go over the bank the water has to filter out though the peat so it takes a lot longer to go down.
Well if you know it is black at least you can identify it at a distance and the other cows probably know which is more important. They seem to be managing well with the partially flooded fields, but I suppose they are used to it.
Well if you know it is black at least you can identify it at a distance and the other cows probably know which is more important. They seem to be managing well with the partially flooded fields, but I suppose they are used to it.
I have it written down - it turns out that it was a heifer.
The cattle manage alright, but the main thing is that they're small and don't damage the wet ground, unlike larger breeds.
That is important for the ground Rob, and the main reason that cattle are frequently taken off the fields in the winter round here. Glad you now know that it is a heifer.
Here are a couple I took on New Year's Eve, the first are a group of swans that took up residence in the field at Bubwith, and the second is the flooded woodland next to our grazing at Thornton;
they always make me giggle when they scamper into the new forage .
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