But Not Much Longer

As Craig commented eloquently under a recent post, this year Blacka has been a delight for so many reasons. One of these, he pointed out, was the state of the footpaths. Many of these have suffered in recent times because of the introduction of cattle, even leading to notices being posted asking people to avoid them. The absence of cows this year has meant a chance for these to recover as can be seen below.

Sadly the latest word from SWT suggests that cattle will be back next month, though somewhat different: Shorthorn/Highland cross. One can never be sure with SWT. Each time you ask you get a different story. Craig mentions an SWT person saying the cows were off because of suspicion of TB. Others have mentioned that the grazier thought paragliders made the cattle 'flighty' and they had to be put down! Another story was about an absence of water due to dry weather. SWT consider themselves to be a private outfit and don't have much liking for transparency.