A group undertaking navigation training heard a lamb calling from within Cross Pot, near Horton in Ribblesdale. A small team attended the site, and discovered a lamb stuck on a ledge within the pot. The lamb was brought to the surface, and because it was very weak, was returned directly to the farm, rather than released onto the fell. Volunteer hours: 7.5
Animal Rescue
Incident 22/2018 – May 15th Tue. 12.32 Rowten Pot, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue
A lamb was reported to be stranded on a ledge, 8m down into the open pot-hole. A small team rescued the lamb and re-united it with its mother. Volunteer hours: 6
Incident 20/2018 – May 10th Thu. 19.15 Shout Scar, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue
A passer-by reported that a lamb was stranded on a ledge on Shout Scar, Kingsdale. The duty controller went to investigate, but couldn’t quite reach the lamb. While two other members were en route to assist,the duty controller found that if he changed position, he could just reach, so he grabbed the animal and returned it to its mother. Volunteer hours: 5
Incident 18/2018 – Apr. 20th Fri. 13.59 Mealbank Quarry, Ingleton, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue
An in-lamb ewe was reported to be stranded on a ledge at Ingleton’s former limestone quarry. A text trawl of team members showed insufficient volunteers for the afternoon, so the rescue was planned for that evening. However . . . . .