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Sheep incursion |
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Work is yet to begin here on this subject. However, all the relevant data such as legal definitions and opinions, emails,
spreadsheets, maps & photographs are in my possession, so the only added ingredient needed is time for me to present here
an overview of this sadly ongoing saga.
Here are some numbers extracted from a spreadsheet to give you an idea of the scale of the problem.
Year |
Period |
Incursions |
Sheep removed |
Images taken |
2008 |
01/01 - 28/06 |
62 |
608 |
1133 |
2007 |
01/01 - 31/12 |
82 |
365 |
800 |
2006 |
01/09 - 31/12 |
40 |
158 |
282 |
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Latest incursions |
Date |
Image ID from |
Timed at |
Image ID to |
Timed at |
Sheep |
Images |
28/06/08 |
P1070068 |
20:47 |
P1070080 |
21:01 |
6 |
13 |
Comment: |
Three groups removed 4,5 & 6 sheep |
25/06/08 |
P1070023 |
18:36 |
P1070060 |
19:02 |
15 |
21 |
Comment: |
Three groups removed 4,5 & 6 sheep |
22/06/08 |
P1070002 |
14:37 |
P1070020 |
14:51 |
11 |
16 |
Comment: |
Barn fouled by sheep; 11 removed from fields |
20/06/08 |
P1060867 |
19:10 |
P1060905 |
19:53 |
14 |
36 |
Comment: |
Four groups: 6+4+2+2 - third particularly difficult to expel |
12/06/08 |
P1060814 |
19:05 |
P1060844 |
19:27 |
13 |
26 |
Comment: |
13 sheep removed - 3 separate groups - 9+2+2 |
10/06/08 |
P1060810 |
10:04 |
P1060812 |
10:06 |
0 |
3 |
Comment: |
Barn soiled by sheep overnight |
09/06/08 |
P1060776 |
20:53 |
P1060807 |
21:07 |
15 |
32 |
Comment: |
15 or 18 - possibly double counted last 3 |
05/06/08 |
P1060702 |
19:09 |
P1060725 |
19:30 |
6 |
20 |
Comment: |
3 sheep, 3 lambs in 2 groups |
04/06/08 |
P1060676 |
11:11 |
P1060690 |
11:18 |
6 |
15 |
Comment: |
3 sheep, 3 lambs |
02/06/08 |
P1060643 |
14:44 |
P1060670 |
15:10 |
9 |
24 |
Comment: |
5 ewes, 4 lambs removed; fence patched |
29/05/08 |
P1060612 |
19:04 |
P1060640 |
19:28 |
10 |
27 |
Comment: |
5 ewes, 5 lambs, in two groups, 8+2 |
27/05/08 |
P1060595 |
15:19 |
P1060605 |
15:26 |
5 |
11 |
Comment: |
One sheep & twin lambs found in barn. Other 2 in field |
27/05/08 |
P1060567 |
11:23 |
P1060590 |
11:42 |
16 |
24 |
Comment: |
7 ewes, 9 lambs removed. Barn fouled again overnight. |
25/05/08 |
P1060564 |
11:50 |
P1060566 |
11:51 |
0 |
3 |
Comment: |
Alpacas' barn fouled by (unseen) sheep and lamb(s) overnight. Faeces and three pools of urine cleared and affected areas of floor disinfected. |
24/05/08 |
P1060546 |
19:02 |
P1060563 |
19:11 |
9 |
18 |
Comment: |
4 ewes, 5 lambs, core regulars |
24/05/08 |
P1060516 |
10:30 |
P1060539 |
10:44 |
15 |
24 |
Comment: |
7 ewes, 8 lambs, diehard regulars |
23/05/08 |
P1060444 |
09:41 |
P1060462 |
09:53 |
24 |
18 |
Comment: |
Dirty double dozen back again ! |
22/05/08 |
P1060395 |
10:47 |
P1060435 |
11:06 |
24 |
34 |
Comment: |
At least two dozen again, so released by farmer to carry on as before. |
21/05/08 |
P1060333 |
10:15 |
P1060391 |
16:46 |
4 |
24 |
Comment: |
Barn fouled by sheep overnight. No time to drive out sheep seen in the morning. Only 4 sheep found in the afternoon (2 near alpacas) because farmers had rounded up all the sheep at the Bryn. |
20/05/08 |
P1060294 |
12:16 |
P1060331 |
12:40 |
24 |
35 |
Comment: |
At least 11 ewes and 13 lambs |
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I never go looking for sheep on my land. I only chase them out when I see sheep from my yard or garden, or when
I'm out in the fields for some other purpose. I've taken to carrying my camera around because of the very high probability that I will need
to use it to record these incidents. In fact there have only been two occasions on which I failed to come across sheep on my land when
I've chosen to walk the fields. As recorded on the spreadsheet, those lucky days were the 1st and 16th November, 2006. It would
therefore be reasonable to assume that there are sheep trespassing on my land every day.
These sheep form part of the Penlanwen flock, and their owners/keepers persisit in ignoring their legal obligation to keep
their animals off other people's land.
The 24 (minimum) sheep evicted on the 20th May 2008 is the highest number on record.
Click here to see most of them leaving. (The image will appear to the right of the text on this page.)
2008.05.19 : Penlanwen sheep trespassing on Pengelli'r Bryn's land.
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