Amy Bateman
@Croftfoot
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Author & Photographer of Forty Farms. Lakeland Book of the Year ‘23 | British Life Photographer of the Year | Mum, Farmer | Fotospeed Ambassador
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So, this amazing thing just happened. I’m absolutely thrilled to have won Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 against incredible competition. Love giving a platform for these voices #Fortyfarms
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RT @ByLakeland: @Croftfoot's superb Forty Farms exhibition – which has been touring the country – has come home to Cumbria, at Whitehaven's….
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RT @herdyshepherd1: Total idiots . Every metric shows we are creating problems . Damaging our own farming community and then importing more….
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Tickets still available for my behind the scenes talk at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake on Monday 2nd June. Lots of trade secrets, funny anecdotes and theatrical models in this entertaining evening - hope to see you there! .
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RT @herdyshepherd1: Can someone explain to me how we can cheapen food, end farm support, retain domestic food production, have food securit….
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My latest piece for BBC countryfile.
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Farmer and photographer Amy Bateman captures the new life and hard labour of lambing season in Cumbria, Lake District.
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RT @Fotospeed: 🚜 @CroftFoot at The Photography Show!.Catch @CroftFoot’s talk at the Fotospeed stand (B134) on Sunday 9th at 3PM and Monday….
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My 2025 Herdwick calendars are still available and only a few left. Buy direct from my publisher for a special discount. Enjoy the fantastically captivating native breed of Cumbria every day for the rest of the year, and smile!.
inspiredbylakeland.co.uk
Calendar with images from award-winning photographer, Amy Bateman's best-selling 'Forty Farms' book. 12 images of iconic Herdwick sheep Lake.
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RT @herdyshepherd1: The government is spinning that they are offering a record level of support for British farming . This is CATEGORICALLY….
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RT @tbtlake: We’re looking for a senior arts Marketing and Communications professional to help us tell our extraordinary story, connect wit….
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RT @herdyshepherd1: Our moronic food system . Ban pesticide products here .Make U.K. products more expensive . Then import cheaper food fro….
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My 2024 calendar is all Herdwick!.From some of my favourite images across the Lakes enjoy this charming breed every day of the year. Not many left but get free postage through my website, if you use code freedel24 at checkout. Seasons greetings!. Amy x
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I am no longer going to be using this platform. Please follow my antics through Instagram, Facebook and even Linked In. 👋🏼.
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Terrifying.
(🧵) ELECTION THREAD: I’ve been waiting all night to say anything substantive about what’s happened, as I felt—I still do—that I might say something I’d regret. I hope you’ll consider following along as I try to process this with you all, and try to do it responsibly. Please RT.
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RT @hari_miller: I inherited a desk and drawers in my new job but didn’t have the key until today. When I opened it the stuff from the prev….
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New Calendar for 2025 has dropped. Get a fix of the wonderful Herdwick every day with my photographic calendar available to buy now online. #herdwick #photography #calendar #lakedistrict
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RT @ByLakeland: Forty Farms continues to engage folk around the country – with exhibitions at the Food Museum in Suffolk @FoodMuseumUK, and….
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RT @FarmersGuardian: Evie Winston, who works for land drainage company BPG Contractors, said farming is becoming even harder with wet weath….
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