Herdwick sheep and lambs at Westhead Farm by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Traditional Herdwick sheep ram in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Traditional Herdwick sheep ram at Wastwater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Herdwick sheep and lambs at Westhead Farm by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Herdwick sheep and lambs at Westhead Farm by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Herdwick sheep and lambs at Westhead Farm by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Sheep waiting to be sheared at Hartsop in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A farmer marking up freshly sheared sheep in Wet Sleddale, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sheep in the pen on a pasture, partly shorn, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe