Lambing lookback: Historic lambing pics from the past

For some, lambing has already started. Here are some classic pictures of families and farmers lambing over the year

Emily Ashworth

25 January 2026 • 1 min read

Lambing lookback: Historic lambing pics from the past

Checking a lamb (date unknown) Land Girls training in Preston, Lancashire Lambs at Adams Well Farm in Kent READ NOW: Cumbrian farmer John Hall reflects on eight decades of stockmanship to reach the...

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