However many hours one spends gazing over the land inspecting every secluded corner they still succeed in staying hidden. If you're the largest native animal with young you just have to be so aware of any potential threats. And the awareness of the hinds on Blacka is formidable. At other times of year you may be able to get close but when a calf is present they will move off at speed even when you're a hundred yards away. This was the best I've been able to see and only with camera technology do the features show at all. Within seconds they were moving off towards the bracken which is such a valued resource for them.
This is close to where Sheffield Wildlife Trust will be spraying very soon, perhaps today or tomorrow. Oh well, something else that hitherto has been unmanaged and looks genuine, will no longer have the same appeal. Once you think about that it's hard to lose the awareness. It's all there now, unspoiled; at least it was at 7.30 am.
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