John Angus's Herdwick yow showing off her new tail trim, all ready for tupping time #SheepOfTheDay
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
John Angus's Herdwick yow showing off her new tail trim, all ready for tupping time #SheepOfTheDay
Stoneside shepherds meet yesterday.
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Stoneside shepherds meet yesterday.
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
Congratulations to Kevin Hartley, champion at Stoneside Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Congratulations to Kevin Hartley, champion at Stoneside Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
Reposted by Bill Robertson
Yet another treasure from the BBC Archive.
Hartsop, Berwick, Pevsner. Heysham's rock-cut graves.
And accents that no longer exist.
"mind the rats plese"
youtu.be/ZI3e3WS8mFM?...
Hartsop, Berwick, Pevsner. Heysham's rock-cut graves.
And accents that no longer exist.
"mind the rats plese"
youtu.be/ZI3e3WS8mFM?...
1972: The Historic Building Investigator | Look Stranger | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yet another treasure from the BBC Archive.
Hartsop, Berwick, Pevsner. Heysham's rock-cut graves.
And accents that no longer exist.
"mind the rats plese"
youtu.be/ZI3e3WS8mFM?...
Hartsop, Berwick, Pevsner. Heysham's rock-cut graves.
And accents that no longer exist.
"mind the rats plese"
youtu.be/ZI3e3WS8mFM?...
Stoneside Shepherds Meet tomorrow, last one of the year. At Eskdale this year, in the field below the King George IV - 10am kickoff (I think) #SheepOfTheDay
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Stoneside Shepherds Meet tomorrow, last one of the year. At Eskdale this year, in the field below the King George IV - 10am kickoff (I think) #SheepOfTheDay
#SheepOfTheDay arriving at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet on a dreich morning
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#SheepOfTheDay arriving at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet on a dreich morning
Three little maids: Daniel Simpson's yows at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet #SheepOfTheDay
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Three little maids: Daniel Simpson's yows at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet #SheepOfTheDay
Jeff's sheep shed. Don't knock it - his lamb was champion at the Rough Fell tup sale 3 weeks later #SheepOfTheDay
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Jeff's sheep shed. Don't knock it - his lamb was champion at the Rough Fell tup sale 3 weeks later #SheepOfTheDay
Walna Scar Shepherds Meet. Champion - Anthony Hartley #SheepOfTheDay
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Walna Scar Shepherds Meet. Champion - Anthony Hartley #SheepOfTheDay
Lovely day for a wee jaunt over Honister Pass
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lovely day for a wee jaunt over Honister Pass
The peripatetic Walna Scar Shepherds Meet was this year held at Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, tucked into a field behind the Newfield Inn and below Caw #SheepOfTheDay
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The peripatetic Walna Scar Shepherds Meet was this year held at Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, tucked into a field behind the Newfield Inn and below Caw #SheepOfTheDay
Walna Scar shepherds meet today. Champion yow, Richard Elwood; champion tup, Anthony Hartley. Anthony went on to win overall champion Herdwick, then beat the Swaledale champ to be best on field #SheepOfTheDay
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Walna Scar shepherds meet today. Champion yow, Richard Elwood; champion tup, Anthony Hartley. Anthony went on to win overall champion Herdwick, then beat the Swaledale champ to be best on field #SheepOfTheDay
Walna Scar shepherds meet tomorrow, 10am at the Newfield Inn in the lovely Duddon Valley #SheepOfTheDay
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Walna Scar shepherds meet tomorrow, 10am at the Newfield Inn in the lovely Duddon Valley #SheepOfTheDay
Andrew Nicholson with the overall champion, Borrowdale shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Andrew Nicholson with the overall champion, Borrowdale shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
Troutbeck Park Farm this morning - one of a number rescued by Beatrix Potter a century ago and now in the care of the @nationaltrust.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Troutbeck Park Farm this morning - one of a number rescued by Beatrix Potter a century ago and now in the care of the @nationaltrust.org.uk
In the pens at Broughton mart doing the admin on tup sale day #SheepOfTheDay
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the pens at Broughton mart doing the admin on tup sale day #SheepOfTheDay
Anthony Hartley judging at Wasdale Head shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Anthony Hartley judging at Wasdale Head shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
#SheepOfTheDay at Buttermere Shepherds Meet
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#SheepOfTheDay at Buttermere Shepherds Meet
Congratulations to Joe Weir and family on winning both champion and reserve at Buttermere Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
October 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to Joe Weir and family on winning both champion and reserve at Buttermere Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
Apparently it's National Hug a Sheep Day. Choose wisely
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Apparently it's National Hug a Sheep Day. Choose wisely
Buttermere Shepherds Meet tomorrow, Gatesgarth. In a lovely dry barn, out of the wind and rain. Just sayin #SheepOfTheDay
October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Buttermere Shepherds Meet tomorrow, Gatesgarth. In a lovely dry barn, out of the wind and rain. Just sayin #SheepOfTheDay
Robert Wilkinson gathering his Herdwicks off Dale Head late in the day and bringing them back down Honister Pass to Gatesgarth Farm #SheepOfTheDay
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Robert Wilkinson gathering his Herdwicks off Dale Head late in the day and bringing them back down Honister Pass to Gatesgarth Farm #SheepOfTheDay
Swardles in the ring at Broughton mart #SheepOfTheDay
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Swardles in the ring at Broughton mart #SheepOfTheDay
It's not just Herdwicks: Swaledales arriving at Broughton for the yow sale #SheepOfTheDay
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's not just Herdwicks: Swaledales arriving at Broughton for the yow sale #SheepOfTheDay
#SheepOfTheDay in the top yard at Broughton mart, right in the heart of the village
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#SheepOfTheDay in the top yard at Broughton mart, right in the heart of the village