Sheep at Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales.

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A ewe with her lambs photographed at Springtime in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, captures just one moment in nature's annual cycle. Hill farmers in Britain's uplands are facing increasing problems in making their businesses viable and although the two lambs present an idyllic sight, rearing them is a lot of work, worry and stress for scant reward.

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Size: 5466px × 3550px
Location: Semerwater, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Derry Brabbs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: agricultural, agriculture, common, countryside, dales, defra, england, eu, ewe, farming, herriot, husbandry, james, lambs, livestock, national, nature, northern, park, policy, regulations, rural, scene, sheep, spring, subsidies, vet, yorkshire