Spring has arrived, April has arrived and the first lambs have arrived!
The first lambs of the year were born at the reserve today, the mother (the ewe) had twin lambs and the new family are resting in the sheep shed ahead of the other pregnant ewes giving birth in the upcoming weeks. The Shetland sheep are feeding up on the grass besides the sheep shed so we can monitor the heavily pregnant ewes. You will be able to see the mothers in the field alongside the path to the Paddy’s pool hide and from the 5th of April you can walk to the lambing sheep shed and get up close to the little lambs with the ‘Lambing Live’ event. You can find out more about this event by clicking here.
If you visit Saltholme after rainfall look out and be careful as you might have a chance of seeing the smooth newts on the paths, they can use the paths as a highway (like us) to get across from one patch of land to another. My photo shows a smooth newt and a snail that I found on a path just after this morning’s heavy rainfall.
- Josh McGowan