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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Andrea Meanwell

Country diary: A week of relief for all on the farm

Rain over Tebay and the M6 motorway next to Andrea’s farm.
Rain over Tebay and the M6 motorway next to Andrea’s farm. Photograph: Andrea Meanwell

After five weeks without rain, it was wonderful to be woken one night last week by the sound of rain being blown on to the bedroom windows.

We are well prepared for dry spells like the one this year. In 2022 we sank a borehole on the farm, after successive springs when the water supply dried up, so thankfully we now have water for the house and farm buildings even when there is little rain.

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