Meet Izzy and Fizzy – a Herdwick sheep and lamb from Miller’s Ark.
Over the summer, Miller’s Ark brought a garden full of animals to MERL, and I was lucky enough to be volunteering that day. The children were allowed inside the pen with the sheep and goats, so I spent most of the afternoon supervising them, and making sure that everybody had washed their hands.
There are loads of photos on MERL’s Facebook which show all the animals, and hundreds of visitors having a great time.
I also learned about The Herdy Company, who are committed to giving back a percentage of their profits to look after the Lakeland landscape. I think my favourite things are the stitch markers and the herdy banks. As they say, why should the pigs have all the money?
I had a fabulous day at the MERL farm – it was great to see some of the animals that would have played such an important part in everyday rural life, and to see the visitors enjoying them too.