Thank you and goodbye from the sheep!

A big thank you to everyone for all your help over the winter, and please pass on our thanks to anyone you know who has been keeping an eye on the sheep.

The sheep have now left the site and have returned home for the summer to let the plants and flowers grow.  Its the first time Browns Folly has been successfully grazed in years so we are really pleased with how things have gone.  Six more sheep are returning in September, I hope you can continue to help us with the project in the future, and once again thank you for all your help.

Sheep on there way home!

Spring finally emerges on the slopes and the sheep are getting ready to return home after there winter retreat at Brown's Folly.  In the next few weeks the sheep will move into the holding pen and be taken off.

 The sheep are basking in the warm weather and spring plants are starting to emerge in the sunshine.

The flowers and plants will be growing soon and need the spring and summer to bloom and re-set seed, so the sheep will come off for the summer and return again in the autumn.

A big thank you to all our sheep watchers for your hardwork, we'll keep you posted on when they finally depart the slopes.

A new hiding place

The sheep have taken to the newly cleared area around the folly and the wooded area below and have added it to their list of favourite hiding places around the grassland, 

Despite the climb to the top you get a to enjoy a fantastic view across bath when you get there

More sunshine for sheepwatch

They took some finding today. I looked in every known hiding place, and finally found them right up by the Folly. Relaxing in the sun:
Ken

Chilling out

The Sheep have been taking it easy this week, taking some time out in the 

sunshine,

 And enjoying the new view.

Clearing around the folly

Last week Greenmantle were at Browns Folly opening up the area around the folly clearing away the trees to open up the view across towards bath. The sheep were keeping an eye on what was going on from a safe distance,

They have spent the whole week cutting and pilling up the wood to clear area and extend the grassland,

 The view across to bath is now much better and will look great on a clear day.

At last! Sheepwatch in the sunshine

Daisy and friends in low winter sunshine. Ken Tatem 15 Jan 2012.