Scarborough Shearling CSA: Photographs, Winter 2009-10

Because of the continuing severe weather conditions, this flock of Swaldale sheep have been brought down from Waters Meet on Spaunton Moor, where they had taken shelter, to be nearer Hill Top Farm where they are being fed hay and can nibble gorse and heather. Gorse has a very high protein content.

Photographs of Swaldale sheep on Spaunton Moor on 8th January 2010 taken by Philip Trevelyan. Click on the photographs for larger images.

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