A walker told the police that he had found a sheep stuck in a bog near Harry Horse Stone. He had tried to pull it out, but succeeded only in pulling himself in. A small team turned out, but could not find a bog containing a sheep. They did find a particularly muddy sheep, nearby, concluding that it had escaped. While in the area, a team member heard a faint…
A passing walker reported that a lamb was stranded in the bottom of Fluted Hole on the South side of Ingleborough. A small team set off in CRO 4 (the Honda Pioneer), but came to a sudden halt in a grip (drain) cunningly concealed under vegetation. The following day, they returned, on foot, with a larger group of members and succeeded in recovering the vehicle. Then the lamb was rescued…
The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a local farmer when one of her sheep became stuck in a tight water culvert. Despite tempting it with treats the sheep had declined to come out. A small team of members attended and eventually the sheep was safely extracted from the culvert none the worse for the ordeal. We are always happy to help our local farming community and…
On the previous day, a team member and a member of the public had spotted a lamb on a ledge near the top of Mealbank Quarry. The lamb was left overnight to give it an opportunity to rescue itself, which is often the safest course for the animal. When it did not do so, a small group attended and a team member was lowered to the lamb’s location. The team…
