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Cumbrian Shepherdess - Spring

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 6 months

For the first of three visits this year, Sammi Kinghorn is on a hill farm in Cumbria, catching up with a passionate young farmer, 16-year-old Katie. From dawn to dusk, it’s all go as Katie and Sammi get stuck into the daily chores and a surprise birth. But it’s not just the farm keeping Katie busy this year – it's also GCSE year! Sammi finds out how this determined young lady is not fazed as she juggles her studies with caring for her animals.

Adam Henson looks into the dangers facing sheep and lambs from an increase in dog attacks this year, Charlotte Smith investigates fears a 40-year-old chemical dump is threatening a village in Wales, and in a new strand, we meet four young farmers from around the country to follow their trials and tribulations over the next few months. Show less

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