The first lambs have arrived in the Cotswolds, with hundreds more expected in the coming weeks.

The Cotswold Farm Park opened its doors to the public last week for the start of the annual lambing and kidding event.

The attraction’s 600 ewes and goats are expecting to give birth in the next ten weeks, and things certainly got off to a promising start, with the farm’s first set of triplets arriving on Wednesday, February 16.

However, it wasn’t all plain sailing as the Farm Park had to be closed on Friday due to Storm Eunice.

Adam Henson, who runs the farm and has presented shows such as Lambing Live and Countryfile, was delighted

He said: “It’s been fantastic to welcome everyone back into the Farm Park and to see them engaged in learning about our ewes.

“They’ve been enthusiastic to watch a live birth and have been asking great questions about our flock!”

Over a thousand lambs are expected this season and as such, the ewes have been split into pens in the animal barn based on the number of lambs they are expecting.

Each of the pens will be put on a well-managed diet of grass, molasses, straw, mineral powder and beans dependent on the number of lambs each ewe is carrying.

Throughout the opening week, the Farm Park’s experts welcomed visitors into the barn to watch the ewes, listen to lambing talks, ask questions and even experience a live birth.

It’s not just the sheep that have started giving birth, with the farm’s guests able to meet a wide variety of Spring new-borns including guinea-pigs and piglets.

The public will be able to watch the lambs and kids arrive until April 24 with lambing talks taking place each day at 11am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm and 3:45pm.

Ticket and more information is available online at www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk.

Cotswold Journal: The farm's first set of triplets arrived on Wednesday, February 16The farm's first set of triplets arrived on Wednesday, February 16