Hot, isn't it ?
"Yes, wish I could take my fleece off !"
Two Herdwick sheep, probably a mother and her lamb, resting in the shade in the Lake District, close to Crummock Water. They looked contented enough, but all that wool must be so hot in this weather we're having. They didn't mind me taking their photo at all... very nice to be so close. I love sheep as you might know. Have to be very quiet and calm around them.
Herdwick sheep are the ‘gardeners’ of the Lake District and are vital to the maintenance of the landscape we know and love. They graze on a wide range of plants across the vast acres of the fells – everything from heather to bilberry and bracken, which keeps the scenery as we know it.
The name "Herdwick" is derived from the Old Norse herdvyck, meaning sheep pasture. The lambs stay with their mothers and graze close to their farm so they can learn where it is they call ‘home’ and where not to stray too far from! Farmers call this being “heafed” to the fell, something that has been bred into them over hundreds of years. This is why the breed is said to be irreplaceable – other sheep would wander up the fells and not know to come back down. They are very hardy and can live in severe cold which is common on the fells, although not on this particular day or in the heatwave we're having now.
Edited in Topaz Studio, with frame from PicMonkey. As always, thanks so much for your comments and faves - always so appreciated.
Hot, isn't it ?
"Yes, wish I could take my fleece off !"
Two Herdwick sheep, probably a mother and her lamb, resting in the shade in the Lake District, close to Crummock Water. They looked contented enough, but all that wool must be so hot in this weather we're having. They didn't mind me taking their photo at all... very nice to be so close. I love sheep as you might know. Have to be very quiet and calm around them.
Herdwick sheep are the ‘gardeners’ of the Lake District and are vital to the maintenance of the landscape we know and love. They graze on a wide range of plants across the vast acres of the fells – everything from heather to bilberry and bracken, which keeps the scenery as we know it.
The name "Herdwick" is derived from the Old Norse herdvyck, meaning sheep pasture. The lambs stay with their mothers and graze close to their farm so they can learn where it is they call ‘home’ and where not to stray too far from! Farmers call this being “heafed” to the fell, something that has been bred into them over hundreds of years. This is why the breed is said to be irreplaceable – other sheep would wander up the fells and not know to come back down. They are very hardy and can live in severe cold which is common on the fells, although not on this particular day or in the heatwave we're having now.
Edited in Topaz Studio, with frame from PicMonkey. As always, thanks so much for your comments and faves - always so appreciated.