Sheep are not as daft as you might believe
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sheep are not as daft as you might believe by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 24 Jan 2011
In this field they are certainly careful not to get their feet wet unnecessarily. Their natural paths are clearly delineated along the very tops of the ridges of the old ridge and furrow formation; the bottom of the furrows will inevitably turn soggy during wet weather.