My cousin, who rents our fields, brought 20 sheep to graze the meadow in front of the Barn for ten days: Dutch Spotted sheep and a few Charollais sheep (the white ones). The Dutch Spotted are very attractive to look at and, being a relatively recent introduction to the UK, not very common. Grazing helps to increase the biodiversity in our meadow by creating light and space for less dominant plants to grow. Here are a couple of photos I took of the sheep.
