Photo of the Week: Spring lambs for a spring bank holiday

This week’s photo of the week seems to embody what a spring bank holiday is all about – sunshine and new life.

The photo was taken by Mary Brough of her Swaledale shearling and lambs by a Leicester cross Texel against a magnificent Lake District backdrop.

See also: Photo of the Week: Spring drilling progresses well in Kinloss

© Mary Brough

Mary has fell stock which run on the northern fells of the Lake district. She has lambed 350 (mostly) Swaledales, but also has a flock of Welsh Badgerface. She also runs 150 geld hoggs.

Mary is a self-described older shepherd – which we wholeheartedly applaud – and has consequently reduced her flock numbers and stopped breeding mule lambs.

To replace breeding mules, she is running some dairy replacements for her son.

You can find out more about Mary’s story by following her on Instagram @broughmary.