Lake District DVD
A Lake District DVD : SPRING 2007
This is the second in the series of at least 4 short films that will follow each of the seasons. It captures life on two farms in the Lake District.
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Deepdale Hall at Patterdale is owned and Tilberthwaite Farm, Coniston, once a Beatrix Potter farm, is rented from the National Trust.The films show actual families and events which are not specially staged for the film. Purchase of this DVD helps to sustain the Cumbrian landscape by allowing our not-for-profit company to support the guardians of the Lake District – the local farmers.
At Patterdale we see how family emotions change through lambing, seeing lambs being born and nursed to survive. We see Jimmy sharing the work with his father Chris, constantly checking new born lambs and supporting his wife Robyn as one of his twin daughters has to go to hospital. We see Chris, cooking breakfast and training as a retained fireman. We also visit the local livestock market as the family sells ewes and lambs.
Dorothy Wilkinson at Coniston helps on the farm when needed and is passionate about the herdwick sheep they keep. We arrive in the middle of lambing and soon get a feel for the constant pressure the family are under as they strive to keep the hundreds of lambs alive. We meet Dorothy’s parents George and Betty who tell us about the history of the area, see how orphan lambs are adopted, get an update on the calf born in the winter diary and see the sheep turned to the high fells in early June.
The film gives an insight into the life of modern day shepherds in this beautiful part of England and how their lives and the local community are an integral part of sustaining this beautiful but fragile landscape.
Special thanks in making this video to the Brown and Wilkinson families who have given up much free time in making this first diary.