Border Leicester ewes and lambs on good grass Herefordshire

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Nigel Cattlin / Alamy Stock Photo

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ADFR3M

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62.5 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)

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4698 x 4647 px | 39.8 x 39.3 cm | 15.7 x 15.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

14 August 2007

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Nigel Cattlin

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