Hungry Rough Fell sheep
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Hungry Rough Fell sheep
Image: © Karl and Ali Taken: 24 Mar 2013
As we headed south along the track these hungry ewes trailed over bleating hungrily. It is the start of spring but winter still has the upland pastures well within its grip. An icy east wind has frozen the ground and the grass is not growing - anything edible has to be brought up by the farmer. It must be a difficult year for them - a very wet year followed by an extended winter.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.425005
Longitude
-2.539564