Stayed at The cottage on his farm a few years ago and got a glimpse into his world. I have never seen any man work harder than him, his intelligence, commitment and toughness would guarantee him success in any other walk of life. I hope he finds everything he wants were he is and that maybe, just maybe, the National Trust listen to those like him that know what is required in such environments. Respect and best wishes.

Herdwick sheep are the prettiest... x

Excellent video. The truth told from the horses mouth as to what is happening in the uplands.

I would like to better understand this issue- seems the farmer agreed to the stock #s when he moved onto the land and is now complaining that stock reduction is killing his business or making him ineligible for subsidies. I assume the National Trust understands this issue too, why would they not work with the farmer and create an exclusion? Why did the farmer choose to be here knowing the numbers were going to be controlled? The Trust looks very disconnected in this brief explanation, I would love to hear from them too. In my own experience with sheep- they can completely destroy a landscape if there are too many on the land. I would think if you moved onto National Trust land, you would know the limitations. How would Brexit change local land management? Forgive me, but as am American, knowing only my local land trust laws in my state of Washington, it looks like the farmer made assumptions about the land and stock numbers on an environmentally protected landscape. Cattle are even worse when overcrowded on pastures that are in recovery- knowing The Lake District and it's size, for conservation reasons, numbers of stock must remain small, much smaller than commercial stock owners need to make a living, but that's why the land is conserved, not open for large scale commercial operations.