Shropshire's 'depressed sheep' and soggy owners hoping for better weather after summer downpours
Shropshire sheep farmers say they and their flocks are looking forward to some warmer weather after a solid month of rain.
Apparently the four-legged critters seen grazing the hills of Shropshire and the borders 'hate having water on their backs' even though they have nice woollen coats most of the time.
"Weather really affects them," says Hollie Woodhouse, who works at the family farm at Clee Hill where they have a flock of 300.
"We can tell, they do not like it on their backs. They get depressed, and can suffer trotter infections."
Hollie and her two-year-old son Frankie Prescott were visiting the Burwarton Show on Thursday and enjoying looking at the tractors, which are his very favourite things.
