Hundreds of newborn lambs and calves are expected this spring at the Surrey Wildlife Trust's Pond Farm in Wisley.

So far the farm has welcomed 29 new lambs and six calves but more are expected this week.

The Belted Galloway calves and Hill Radnor lambs will grow up to be part of the trust’s conservation grazing herd, which are said to have a “vital job” to do in managing habitats for wildlife in the county.

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Visitors at the farm last weekend met some of the new arrivals (pic: Jo Saunders)

Steve Proud, Surrey Wildlife Trust’s farm manager said: “The baby animals are undeniably cute, but they also have a really important role to play in the conservation of heathland and chalk grassland habitats in the county and the preservation of the wildlife that lives there.”

The trust uses its animals to graze land around Surrey, including Chobham Common, Newlands Corner near Guildford and Thundry Meadows near Elstead.

Its animals also graze on other landowners property, including for the National Trust at Box Hill near Dorking and Petersham Meadows near Richmond.