Thatching on Dartmoor
Traditional thatcher at work, North Bovey village, Dartmoor, Devon, England.
Traditional thatcher at work, North Bovey village, Dartmoor, Devon, England.
Images from a speed sheep shearing competition held at the Ring of Bells pub, North Bovey, Dartmoor, Devon, on the evening of the Summer Fair in July 2010.
Traditional harvesting of wheat for thatching, North Devon.
Fleece from the different varieties of sheep that live on Dartmoor, including the native Whiteface Dartmoor and Greyface Dartmoor breeds.
Images of traditional hedge laying on Dartmoor.
Images of sheep and aspects of sheep farming from Dartmoor, Devon.
Scenes of lambing time at Neadon Farm, North Bovey, Dartmoor
Scenes of village life in and around the village of North Bovey, Dartmoor, Devon – including scenes from the village fair, concerts in the church and village life in general.
Images of sheep shearing with up to 4 shearers in action at Neadon Farm, North Bovey Dartmoor, September 2014 and 2018.
As part of the village’s festivities for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, a communal walk was organised along part of the parish boundary to ‘Beat the Bounds’. Despite it being the month of June, the weather was wet – typical … Continued