Farmlife Framed: Lambing selfies and snowy scenes
Lambing flurries and heavy snowfall hasn’t managed to halt the avalanche of reader photos arriving at Farmers Weekly HQ.
Severe snowfall in recent weeks has made for some stunning snaps, but it is always worth remembering the farmer struggles not shown in the pretty pictures, as they battle to keep livestock safe and roads open for milk tankers and the British public.
We’ve cherry-picked some of our favourite photos sent in over the past few weeks of lambing and the big freeze on the farm.
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Lambing family
A lovely farming family selfie with dad Richard, mum Gemma and 14-month-old Charlie Deighton helping with lambing at his granny and grandad’s farm in Yorkshire.
Snow-clearing teamwork
This is snow easy job. Little farmer Will Loades is giving his sister Louisa a tow as they work on clearing the drive. We love the matching outfits.
Tongues out
Ever think livestock look like their farmers? That’s certainly the case here with Sarah Devlin Stafford and one of her newest arrivals on the farm.
First lambing season
This is 11-month-old Lexi McMullan enjoying her first lambing season with her dad and grandad.
“What are ewe looking at?”
Sophie Huntley sent in this fantastic lambing shot.
All smiles
Sheep farmer James Tilley sent in this lambing selfie from North Wales.
New encounter
This is four-month-old Loui Bennett meeting his first Kerry Hill lamb on a farm in Derbyshire.
Happy lambing
This cheerful pair look full of the joys of spring. This is Georgia Manning with a chipper little lamb.
Follow the leader
Hugh Chamberlain took this photo in the Scottish Borders as he moved these ewes from a drifted field to safer ground.
Snow farmer
This frosty farmer was made by Ellie Ford from Elberton in South Gloucestershire.
Playing in the snow
These calves managed to escape from their barn to play in the snow in Thornsett, Derbyshire. Kerrie Handford took this photo as she rounded them up.
Best time of the year
Somerset farmer Guy Dibble grabbed a quick selfie while helping out with lambing on the family farm in Ilminster.
Look behind you
Megan Hogg from North Wales sent in this photo of Annie the lamb, blissfully unaware of Bonnie the sheepdog photobombing behind.
Springer in the snow
This is Dotty the three-year-old Springer Spaniel, playing in the snow near Louth upon the Lincolnshire Wolds. This snowy snap was taken by Jonny Trotter.
Happy lambing
Rupert Watson Smyth took this fun photo of lambing in full swing at Lellizzick Farm in Padstow, Cornwall.
Send us your farming snapshots
Keep your farming photos coming in, we really can’t get enough of them. It’s really easy to submit yours – simply email fwfarmlife@rbi.co.uk or send them to us via direct message on the Farmers Weekly Facebook page.
Be sure to send your photos in as high resolution as possible – the higher the better for print quality. They can be cute, funny, romantic – pretty much anything goes (within reason).
Not only is there a chance that they will appear in the magazine and on our website in our regular Farmlife Framed feature, there’s a chance they could be shared on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and go viral.