A small Northern town with an unusually high proportion of autistic inhabitants is due to take part in the first ever Christmas light switch off, according to reports.

Hill Top Farm, Sawrey - Beatrix Potter's first farm, now owned by @nationaltrust. Bringing in the Herdwicks to create a landlord's flock for the new tenant #SheepOfTheDay

Robert Wilkinson at Gatesgarth with #SheepOfTheDay

Wasdale Head shepherds meet, when Mia met #SheepOfTheDay

More from yesterday's fabulous Windermere fog

The sun rising above the fog that enveloped the length of Windermere this morning

Edward waiting for the paperwork to register his Rough Fell tups #SheepOfTheDay

Bathtime for #SheepOfTheDay

When your pen's overfull of lively Rough Fell tups #SheepOfTheDay

Tony, dreaming of (other) Rough Fell sheep #SheepOfTheDay

"Easy, tiger" Brian separating one of his Rough Fell tups from the others #SheepOfTheDay

Checking Brian's Rough Fell tups: another in the Men Looking at Sheep series #SheepOfTheDay

Cupcakes on sale at Brough Show #SheepOfTheDay

Anthony Hartley's best Herdwick yows last year #SheepOfTheDay

Middleton-in-Teesdale Swaledale tup sale #SheepOfTheDay

Geoff Harrison, retired shepherd, welcoming visitors to Wasdale Head shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay

Wasdale Head shepherds meet, and all eyes are on Paul Naylor's fabulous new tup, second from left #SheepOfTheDay

One of Edward's Rough Fell tups under close inspection #SheepOfTheDay

It's that time of year again #SheepOfTheDay

Weather a tad better today than yesterday

Bit wet today #SheepOfTheDay

Broughton tup sale #SheepOfTheDay

#SheepOfTheDay and their owners (at the time) at the mart, waiting. Just waiting

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you

Taking the Herdwicks down Honister Pass and back to Gatesgarth in the late afternoon #SheepOfTheDay

Gathering #SheepOfTheDay off Dale Head and back down Honister Pass

Gathering #SheepOfTheDay off Matterdale Common

#SheepOfTheDay on #TongueOutTuesday

this is mesmerizing

Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce #SheepOfTheDay

William checking a Rough Fell tup's teeth #SheepOfTheDay

"Stay!" Taming Vic's Rough Fell tups #SheepOfTheDay

"Best mouthed sheep on the field: Stephen Dickinson" "I BEG YOUR PARDON?" "Best mouthed sheep on the field: Stephen and Wendy Dickinson" "Thank you." #SheepOfTheDay

Dinnertime for #SheepOfTheDay

Now that there's snow on the hills, here's a reminder of Wasdale Head shepherds meet just a month ago #SheepOfTheDay

They can go on a bit, some of these shepherds meets #SheepOfTheDay

Lazonby mart, Alston Moor mule sale #SheepOfTheDay

Barn door, Matterdale

Men looking at sheep: Herdwick tup registration, Brotherilkeld #SheepOfTheDay

Men looking at sheep: Rough Fell tup registration, High Lane Farm #SheepOfTheDay

"Pin me badge on for us, Bobsy?" Edward Liddle judging at Broughton tup sale #SheepOfTheDay

Into the light: Herdwick hoggs heading for the exit #SheepOfTheDay

"Herdwick female champion - Scarlett Ellwood" "Thanks Grandma" #SheepOfTheDay keeping it in the family

"Swaledale female champion - Joe Capstick" "Thanks Mam" #SheepOfTheDay

John Angus's Herdwick yow showing off her new tail trim, all ready for tupping time #SheepOfTheDay

Stoneside shepherds meet yesterday. Overall champion: Kevin Hartley Champion Swaledale: John Grice Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood #SheepOfTheDay

Congratulations to Kevin Hartley, champion at Stoneside Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay

Yet another treasure from the BBC Archive. Hartsop, Berwick, Pevsner. Heysham's rock-cut graves. And accents that no longer exist. "mind the rats plese" youtu.be/ZI3e3WS8mFM?...

Stoneside Shepherds Meet tomorrow, last one of the year. At Eskdale this year, in the field below the King George IV - 10am kickoff (I think) #SheepOfTheDay

#SheepOfTheDay arriving at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet on a dreich morning