Assertive ewe takes top prize in South Downs National Park photo competition
A bolshy ewe has taken the top spot in a photo competition.
A picture named Feeling Sheepish, by Ian Cairns, won the People’s Choice poll in the South Downs National Park’s annual photo competition.
Ian said: “It's unusual to get close enough to sheep for a proper portrait, but she seemed as interested in me as I was in her. In spite of the picture title, she doesn't look very sheepish - I think she is a Suffolk, known for being protective of their lambs, so perhaps I was being warned off!
“The South Downs National Park contains a huge variety of landscapes and heritage sites and it's great to have the diversity of a busy lowland and coastal area recognised and protected in this way.”
The picture was taken at the eastern end of the national park. Ian lives in Seaford in East Sussex said he saw the sheep at Chyngton Farm, a National Trust farm on the side of the Cuckmere Valley.
The national park’s new photo competition will return in May with a new theme and the chance to win up to £250.