tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808006461453621029.post5407075639319244208..comments2023-10-15T05:11:27.964-07:00Comments on Laidbackfellrunner: The Gardeners of the FellsDaz Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653908967911840778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808006461453621029.post-7290888544948226012011-07-19T02:07:36.252-07:002011-07-19T02:07:36.252-07:00Interesting topic Darren and I've heard both p...Interesting topic Darren and I've heard both points of view. First and foremost, there is no doubt that sheep are "bad" for the fells because they selectively eat the best grasses and plants and leave that "neat and tidy" look which is in fact unnatural. On the other hand, I know that the decrease in sheep up here is very much being blamed for the increase in ticks attracted to humans - in the past, the sheep provided a decent place for ticks to live, now they have to jump onto us!<br />It's certainly a way of life that is dying out, and that, in itself, is a shame.Richard Airlie-Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08575231722521731110noreply@blogger.com