A farmer tail docking a lamb on a Stiperstone farm in the Shropshire Hills, England.
Farming in Shropshire
Around 86 per cent of the total land area in the county is given over to agriculture, with more than one-third of it arable.
Newly born lambs and their mother under the Stiperstones at Shelve, Shropshire.
Newly born twin lambs on a farm at Shelve, Shropshire.
Newly born triplet lambs being bottle-fed on a farm at Shelve, Shropshire.
Newborn triplet lambs with ewe on a farm at Shelve in Shropshire.
A newborn lamb in a barn at Shelve, Shropshire.
Cattle grazing on Hopesay Common near Craven Arms, Shropshire.
Hereford cattle grazing at Stone Acton, near Cardington in Shropshire, with Wenlock Edge seen in the distance.
Ten minutes old lamb with its mother on a farm at Shelve, Shropshire.
Ewes and newborn lamb in a barn at Shelve, Shropshire.
Farmworkers numbering sheep on a Stiperstones farm, Shropshire, England.
Farmworkers numbering sheep on a Stiperstones farm, Shropshire, England.
Friesian and Herefordshire cattle in a Shropshire field.
Friesian and Herefordshire cattle in a Shropshire field.
Cattle grazing on Hopesay Common, near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England.
Sheep in a field beneath the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Cows pose in front of Hope Bowdler in the Shropshire Hills.
Inquisitive cows in a field beneath Ragleth Hill, Shropshire.
Sheep grazing in the evening sunlight on Linley Hill, near Norbury, Shropshire.
Sheep graze in a field of buttercups on Linley Hill, near Norbury, Shropshire.
Twin lambs snuggle up to their mum in a field beneath the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Inquisitive sheep at Shelve on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Friesian cattle in a Shropshire field.
Lambs enjoying the sunshine at Gaer Stone Farm, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
A cow in a barn at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Tracks through an oilseed rape field near Telford in Shropshire, England.
Sheep being herded down a country lane near Clee St Margaret, Shropshire, England.
A flock of sheep in a country lane near Clee St Margaret, Shropshire.
Tracks through a field of oilseed rape near Telford, Shropshire, England.
A lamb enjoys the spring sunshine at Shelve, near the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
A farm worker bottle feeds a lamb at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
A flock of sheep near Two Crosses in south Shropshire. In the distance are Reilth Top and Colebatch Hill, with the Long Mynd seen on the horizon.
A farm nestles amid rolling countryside near Hopesay, Craven Arms, Shropshire, England.
A sheep nuzzles her lamb in a barn at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
A lamb enjoys the spring sunshine at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Bottle feeding lambs at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Two lambs being bottle fed at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Cows in a barn at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Sunlight and shadows on sheep in a barn at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Cows in a barn at Middle Farm, Shelve, on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
A bull poking its head through a window in an old barn, Holdgate, Shropshire.
Sheep being judged at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
A bull poking its head through a window in an old barn at Holdgate, Shropshire.
A longhorn bull in the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Cattle in the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
In the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
In the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Eye on the prize at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Hereford cattle being judged at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Visitors passing the cattle pens at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
A cow looks over a stile at Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Cows grazing on the Hermitage overlooking St Leonard's Church, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Lambs and sheep in spring snow on the Stiperstones in South Shropshire, England.
Lambs and sheep in spring snow on the Stiperstones in South Shropshire, England.
A lamb in spring snow on the Stiperstones in South Shropshire, England.
A bull poking its head through a window in an old barn at Holdgate, Shropshire.
Longhorn cattle in the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Rear view of cattle at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
A Hereford bull in the parade ring at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
A cow sticks out its tongue at the camera in a field beneath the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Sheep grazing in a spiderweb covered field at sunset beneath the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Cows grazing in a field at Brimfield, Herefordshire, England.
Roger Birch, from Stafford, and Boomer, a Hereford heifer, before going in the parade ring at Burwarton Agricultural Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Roger Birch, from Stafford, and Boomer, a Hereford heifer, before going in the parade ring at Burwarton Agricultural Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Cattle being spruced up at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Cattle being spruced up at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Hereford cattle at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Time for a snack among Holstein cattle at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
A calf being cleaned ready for showing at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Highland cattle at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Highland cattle at Burwarton Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
An exhibitor and Hereford cattle find time for a snack at Burwarton Agricultural Show, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Sheep and lambs among the remains of mining on the summit of Brown Clee Hill, Shropshire.
A tractor passes through the village of Hopesay near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England.
A field of oilseed rape beneath the Wrekin near Telford in Shropshire, England.
Sheep and lambs grazing at Stokesay Castle, Shropshire.
