Driving the sheep.Peatmire Hill
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Driving the sheep.Peatmire Hill
Image: © Karl and Ali Taken: 24 Mar 2013
A farmer on his quadbike drives his reluctant flock up the hill with two dogs and a lot of beeping. The sheep are mainly Swaledale and Rough Fell ewes who will likely be giving birth to lambs very soon. Hopefully, the cold weather will abate soon for their sakes.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.428532
Longitude
-2.554408