Blackdown exhibition

: Terry Copp and Roger Parris collecting apples for cider 2002

: Mr. Short of Alston farm making hay from his flower meadows.

: Terry Copp and George Pigeon laying a hedge 2002

: Ken Banks outside the farmhouse 2002

: Farm kitchen

: A farmers shoot 2002

: Wambrook 2002

: Margaret Rowe with hound puppies at walk 2002

: David Palmer at Lower Mackham Farm

: Robert Derryman and vet David Lee – Peterhayes Farm 2002

: It was unusual to see cows in tethered stalls even in 2002

: Nellie in her sitting room Livenhayes Farm

: Molly Rowe of Uphay Farm 2002

: Retired farmer Penny hill Farm Dalwood

: Mary Wright in her front room come pub

: Dennis rocket using a reluctant Lister elevator

: Collecting cider apples

: Henry preparing a pedigree Hampshire Down ewe lamb for sale

: James Darlington shoeing at Dennetts farm 2013

: David Mils with his Blonde d’Aquitaine bull

: Palmers Farm

: Christine hand rears all their calves giving them the best care possible 2013

: George making cider the traditional way using a straw cheese

: Quickest way to move a reluctant calf

: I wanted to photograph the buildings but got photo bombed!! Whitehall farm 2013

: Janet Stubbings weeding

: Libby, Dave and Janet outside their farmhouse.

: Outside Dennetts Farm Wambrook, I was taken for a high speed ride and was terrified. 2002

: Libby and Dave Lister bringing home their goats for milking

: Janet in her happy place

: Libby milking her goat who did not enjoy my presence!

: Libby straining her goats’ milk before setting it for cheese

: Libby and her handiwork

: This image only works in infrared because the green leaves are lightened giving a wonderful contrast against the black Hereford cross cattle

: The perfect combination of stone and foliage works well in Infrared , the lovely old thrashing barn is slowly succumbing

: An old root seed drill probably from the 40’s

: How many cottages would have looked – without the porch, the installation is modern!

: I think, but don’t know that this could be the only original farm stead left as it was when built

: Wonderful chart stone barns and a delightfully wonky wagon house

: Opposite Wetherhayes farm

: A tip cart or putt to Somerset folk. been out of service for some time

: A chance moment of cattle and light

: A very old pack horse bridge, young lads used to have a dare to drive a mini over it!

: I am always on the look out for black faced sheep when using infrared, these initially ran away but returned in formation to my delight

: Abandoned at the bottom of a field , still some old things inside but the back has fallen out. No road access

: An old turnery, or place where peat was dug, Very damp ground managed by Dartmoor ponies , a special habitat

: Down a footpath near Buckland St. Mary, no road to it. No services

: Retired farmer iIn his kitchen Haverlands Farm 2013

: The kitchen at Dennetts Farm Wambrook 2002

: Farmers always build up eclectic collections by their backdoors , this one built up over many years is more artistic than most.

: ‘May the roof of this cider house never fall in and those that drink cider never fall out.” This is chalked on the roof.

: Angela Axbey making a rag rug Dennetts farm Wambrook

: Copyright @ 2009 Pauline Rook

: George Tucker standing outside his cider barn