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Dist:0.1km<br/>Rules and regulations of modern-day livestock production demand for every animal to be accounted for and hence recorded, marked and numbered. Sheep commonly wear eartags but animals whose wool is not regularly shorn are often also freeze branded. This method kills the pigment-producing cells in the hair follicle and when the hair regrows where the brand was applied, it is white. Freeze brands work best on black, dark red or red animals as seen here on the backside of a Holstein Friesian cow. After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.1km<br/>Presented by Gus Dermody, the commentator/presenter of the BBC2’s One Man and His Dog and successful competitor at numerous sheepdog trials. In this display he presents several of his own sheepdogs working Indian Runner ducks. The 62nd Aylsham Show - a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate - took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.1km<br/>The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year. Starting off with the judging of cattle > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937079 and sheep > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937055 the day progresses with displays in the main ring > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937112 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937116 and a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937118 featuring Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster Bomber. There are many craft tents > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937040 and food stalls offering local produce, a fairground, vintage cars and tractors on display, a show jumping competition > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/937095 and much more to explore.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.1km<br/>British Longhorns, taking it easy. After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.2km<br/>The large bird seen here with the presenter is a 4-year old female White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). White-tailed eagles (also called sea eagles) are Great Britain's largest birds of prey. Hunted to extinction in the 19th century they are in the process of being re-established in Scotland. Since the release of the first birds in 1975 the population has grown to about 40 breeding pairs on the west coast (mainly Mull and Skye). Young birds from Norway, where there are still healthy populations, are now being introduced to suitable habitats on the east coast, in a five-year partnership project between RSPB Scotland, Scotland Natural heritage (SNH) and Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS). White-tailed eagles are often called 'flying barn doors' because of their enormous 2.45 metres wingspan. http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/species/casestudies/whitetailedeagle.asp The 62nd Aylsham Show - a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate - took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.2km<br/>Presented by Gus Dermody, the commentator/presenter of the BBC2’s One Man and His Dog and successful competitor at numerous sheepdog trials. In this display he presents several of his own sheepdogs working Indian Runner ducks. The 62nd Aylsham Show - a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate - took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.2km<br/>Visitors watching one of the highlights of the show, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, where Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster bomber can be seen performing mock attacks, above the showground. The 62nd Aylsham Show - a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate - took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
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©Ken Crosby
Dist:0.3km<br/>A Simmental heifer in one of the cattle tents. After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.3km<br/>After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.3km<br/>Sheep grazing in Blickling Park. The lake belongs to Blickling Hall. There are many walks here, many not shown on the Ordnance Survey map.
©Colin Park
Dist:0.3km<br/>Taken across the lake on a hazy summer's day, the northern façade of Blickling Hall can be seen in the distance.
©Zorba the Geek
Dist:0.3km<br/>After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The rosettes shown here have been awarded to the flock of pedigree Southdown sheep of Meens Farm at Halesworth. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.3km<br/>After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.3km<br/>After last year's absence due to restrictions in context with an outbreak of Bluetongue disease (catarrhal fever), a great number of sheep, goat and cattle breeds were again presented at this year's show. The Norfolk Horn (both rams and ewes have horns) was used in the development of the Suffolk breed. It is one of the ancient "heath" breeds and a very rare breed of sheep: on the brink of extinction a few decades ago numbers have increased in recent years and a flock is kept at Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/358175. Wool from these sheep lay at the heart of Norfolk’s medieval wealth. The 62nd Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show, held in the grounds of Blickling Park, a National Trust estate. It took place on August Bank Holiday Monday. With an average attendance of 15,000 visitors, it is considered to be the largest of its type in East Anglia and organisers were hoping to be able to match the £40,000 surplus income that was donated to local charities last year.
©Evelyn Simak

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