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Aug
9

Barn Owl Sighted! - 09 Aug 2010

A barn owl has been sighted at the farm perched on the gate! This is very exciting news!

Jul
5

An Inevitability - 05 Jul 2010

There would be no LambWatch if we never had a "market day". Lamb market season is upon us once again.

Jun
21

Parched *updated with BBC news* - 21 Jun 2010

The ongoing dry spell has caused the farmhouse water supply to dry up but fortunately there is a solution.

Jun
17

Cuckoo Arrives At LambWatch HQ! - 17 Jun 2010

Everybody is very excited this morning as the first sighting of a cuckoo was made in the trees!

Jun
13

Sheep Shearing Day! - 13 Jun 2010

The annual sheep shearing took place this morning as all the sheep had their fleeces clipped.

Jun
9

Farewell Pusscat - 09 Jun 2010

Pusscat sadly passed away in the night after being found in the rain yesterday afternoon by Howard.

Apr
5

Famous Ranvir Gives Birth! - 05 Apr 2010

Ranvir the shearling "lamb" gives birth for her first time to two healthy male lambs live on cam!

Mar
10

Radio 2 Lambing Live Shoutout! - 10 Mar 2010

LambWatch gets radio fame on Chris Evans' Radio 2 Breakfast Show thanks to "Lambing Live"!

Feb
25

Early Lambing Season Summary - 25 Feb 2010

A sheepy summary of the early lambing season of 2010. Three sheep took part! *clip*

Jan
23

First Arrivals of 2010! *updated* - 23 Jan 2010

The first newborns of the 2010 lambing season arrived in the middle of last night, all healthy!

Dec
18

A Christmas Scene - 18 Dec 2009

We woke up this morning to a covering of crisp fresh snow with robins at the feeder; a picture of peace!

Sep
5

News Update - Pink Eyes & New Faces! - 05 Sep 2009

It's been a while since we posted an update on the latest news at the farm, so here is one!

Jul
14

Off To Market - 14 Jul 2009

On Monday, some lambs were taken to market, explaining the current lack of sheep and lambs in the field.

Jun
30

Dodgy Forecasting Spoils Hay Crop - 30 Jun 2009

Rain falls on our two-day old hay crop resulting in a considerable reduction in its quality.

Jun
14

Sheep Shearing Day! *updated* - 14 Jun 2009

This morning the sheep were all clipped; leaving them without wool for the summer months.

Jun
4

Lamb Suddenly Dies - 04 Jun 2009

A lamb which we have been topping up with milk from the bottle suddenly died this morning.

May
28

A Cracking CamGrab! *updated* - 28 May 2009

Check out this brilliant picture captured by the webcam featuring the infamous woodpecker!

May
22

Patch Off To Vets Again - 22 May 2009

Patch was found this morning with another prolapse so she has been quickly taken to the vets.

May
6

More Expectant Mums! - 06 May 2009

Well we thought all the sheep that were do to produce lambs this year had given birth already...!

Apr
20

No More Expectant Mums! - 20 Apr 2009

Well today we realised that no more sheep are due to lamb this year, so that's a wrap!

Apr
6

Lambing News Update - 06 Apr 2009

This news article provides an update on the weekend's events as far as sheep and lambs are concerned.

Mar
28

Prolapse And Vet Visit No. 2 *Updated* - 28 Mar 2009

Howard had to make a second trip to the vet this morning, 2 out of 2, this time with Lottie.

Mar
23

Patch Taken To Vets *update 2* - 23 Mar 2009

Patch has been taken to the vet after having had a large prolapse despite never lambing before.

Feb
21

First Arrivals of 2009 - 21 Feb 2009

Here are some photos of our first born lambs of 2009 spending time in the barn.

Dec
20

Lamb Rescue Mission Ends Happily - 20 Dec 2008

A worrying morning searching for lambs ends happily after Sir David spots them in neighbour's fields!

Nov
30

Winter Has Arrived *updated*! - 30 Nov 2008

The first proper cold-snap of the 2008 winter has arrived at LambWatch (and most of the UK!)

Oct
27

Eleven New Arrivals - 27 Oct 2008

We had 11 new arrivals who have been making themselves at home at the farm over the weekend!

Oct
18

Bulb Planting For Spring! - 18 Oct 2008

"Churches Together" arranged a morning of bulb planting amongst the new trees ready for Spring!

Aug
22

Lone Ranger Reunited! - 22 Aug 2008

Our friendly visitor sheep was this morning safely reunited with its family across the river :)

Jul
10

Competition *updated again*! - 10 Jul 2008

We thought we would have a bit of fun to raise everyone's spirits following a sad week on LambWatch.

Jul
6

A mournful day - 06 Jul 2008

Today was a very sad and painful day for everyone at and involved with LambWatch :(

Jun
23

Making Hay While The Sun Shines - 23 Jun 2008

We are in the process of taking our first hay crop of the season this week. Let's hope for good weather!

Jun
17

Radio 2 "WebCam of the Day" - Again!! - 17 Jun 2008

Steve Wright featured us again on his afternoon show on the UK's most popular radio station: BBC Radio 2!

Jun
16

LambWatch DVD Finally Ready! - 16 Jun 2008

After what seems months of preparation, the 3-disc LambWatch Video Diary DVD is finally here!

Jun
2

New LambWatch Forum! - 02 Jun 2008

A new way to communicate with other LambWatch fans and discuss everything sheep and lambs!

May
6

Billy Finally Gives Birth! - 06 May 2008

After a long wait Billy, the last sheep to lamb, finally gave birth to a set of twins yesterday!

Apr
29

A Near Catastrophe Averted - 29 Apr 2008

We nearly had a catastrophe this morning as Favourite Sheep (mother of N,W&T and also our favourite sheep) was found rigged...

Apr
24

Final BBC NWT LambWatch Feature - 24 Apr 2008

Today BBC North West Tonight aired the last in the series of LambWatch features as the lambing season draws to a close

Apr
15

New LambWatch Sign! - 15 Apr 2008

Chris (aka Mr C) has kindly put together a professional yet still quite rustic-looking sign for the lambwatch field!

Apr
10

BT are hopeless *updated*!!! - 10 Apr 2008

Lambwatch has been offline for 6 days now due to BT's inability to fix a fault with a cable at the exchange! Hurry up BT!

Apr
6

A Brief Progress Report - 06 Apr 2008

A progress report on how the lambing season is going including all the new arrivals & updates on the celebs, Dianne, N, W & T.

Apr
3

Local papers feature LambWatch! - 03 Apr 2008

The crazy media attention continues as LambWatch makes its debut appearances in a series of local newspapers!

Apr
1

BBC NWT Broadcasting Weather LIVE! - 01 Apr 2008

Tonight, BBC NWT came to the farm to broadcast the local weather with Dianne LIVE! It was all very exciting stuff!

Mar
31

Change of Camera View - 31 Mar 2008

In an attempt to try and get a bit closer to the lambs we have moved the camera. Feel free to let us know if you love or hate it.

Mar
25

LambWatch Update Tonight on NWT - 25 Mar 2008

Catch up on the latest events over the Easter weekend on the latest BBC North West Tonight LambWatch feature!

Mar
20

BBC North West Tonight Feature - 20 Mar 2008

Welcome everyone visiting lambwatch who found us via the feature on BBC NWT! We hope you enjoy the footage over the coming weeks.

Mar
18

First Lambs of the Season - 18 Mar 2008

This morning before work the first lambs of the season started to arrive but the birth is / was not without its complications.

Feb
27

12,000 Trees Arrived Today! - 27 Feb 2008

The "big plant" is about to commence as 12,000 trees have now arrived, ready to be planted over the next few days / weeks.

Feb
27

Earthquake hits LambWatch! - 27 Feb 2008

Believe it or not but it's true! At 01:00 AM, much of England, including LambWatch experienced an earthquake measuring 5.2!

Feb
25

Listed on Pointless Sites! - 25 Feb 2008

Welcome to everyone visiting from Pointless Sites! Please help LambWatch by voting for us! To find out how to vote, please read this post.

Feb
19

Weatherproofing the Microphone - 19 Feb 2008

With the weather forecast suggesting rain I thought now might be a good time to weatherproof the microphone with a makeshift housing unit!

Feb
19

Radio 2 "WebCam of the Day"!! - 19 Feb 2008

We were delighted to find out we had been voted as Radio 2's "WebCam of the Day" on the "Steve Wright in the afternoon" show!

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