Country diary: Lambing season is in full swing | Andrea Meanwell

Tebay, Cumbria: It’s a job that makes me feel truly part of the ecosystem – and with 79 yows lambed already, we’re nearly halfway thereLambing each spring is a time when I find myself going round and round in circles. At least three times a day I do a lap of the farm, checking on the yows and lambs, making notes about which have lambed and how many lambs they have had. I’m also troubleshooting; looking out for lambs that are cold, hungry or inactive, and for yows on the v