Tebay, Cumbria: The rain came, finally, helping to bring lambing to an end – and we had good news about our neighbouring farm too
After five weeks without rain, it was wonderful to be woken one night last week by the sound of rain being blown on to the bedroom windows.
We are well prepared for dry spells like the one this year. In 2022 we sank a borehole on the farm, after successive springs when the water supply dried up, so thankfully we now have water for the house and farm buildings even when there is little rain.
