Lambing season in full swing

Lambing season is in full swing on farms across the country, with long days and even longer nights becoming the norm for sheep farmers.

Sheds and fields are filling with new arrivals, keeping farmers busy with checks, feeds and the occasional intervention when needed.

For many, it’s also one of the most rewarding points in the farming calendar, as months of preparation begin to pay off and healthy lambs wobble up onto their feet.

See also: Lambing 2026 photo gallery

The following photos, taken by farmers during 2026 lambing, capture moments from the season as it happens on the ground.

Ewe and lambs at Brookfields Farm © Annabel Whitby

Annabel Whitby, based in Warwickshire, took this photo at the start of lambing this year.

“The weather was coming through, and we had a few lovely sunny days.

“We had a few difficult births to begin with, so it was just nice to see a peaceful moment between a mum and her two lambs,” she says.

Pet lamb under heat lamp © Ella Down-Parks

Near Cotleigh in Honiton, Ella Down-Parks took this photo of her pet lamb.

“The lamb was quite poorly after the mum had twins. So, we kept it as a pet, and I have reared it up since it was born,” she says.

“We have 115 sheep, and we finished last week. It has been a challenge with the weather, so the heat lamp was very needed!

“I share my photos with people who are outside farming to spread awareness of lambing.

“It’s amazing how cute little lambs and sheep can make someone so happy who doesn’t see the farming life every day.”

Hunter, age one, feeding a lamb © Jess Chalker

Jess Chalker, who farms in Exmoor, took this photo of one-year-old farmer’s son Hunter.

She says: “I wanted to capture the moment of Hunter’s first time feeding the lambs.”

© Wendy Eustice

Wendy Eustice took this adorable snap on her farm near Padstow in Cornwall, where she has a flock of 600.

“He was just standing there looking so cute.

“It was taken when we were having all the windy weather, his ears were just flapping around uncontrollably, it looked like he might take off!” she says.

Greyface Dartmoor ewe with her lamb © James Pridgeon

James Pridgeon, who farms just outside Skegness in Lincolnshire, captured this sweet moment of a Greyface Dartmoor ewe with her lamb.

“The lambs always seem to be jumping on their mum’s back.

“It was the right place, right time.

“Usually, the lamb jumps off so quickly, and then the photo is blurry, but I got lucky this time!” he says.