A sheepdog has “found his sea legs” after starting work on a remote shingle spit off the Suffolk coast which requires a commute by boat, a shepherd has said.
One-year-old border collie Sweep has been rounding up rare-breed sheep at the National Trust’s Orford Ness nature reserve since February this year, taking over from his predecessor, Kite.
One-year-old border collie Sweep must take a boat to work as a sheepdog at Orford Ness, off the Suffolk coast (National Trust/Richard Scott/PA)
Shepherd Andrew Capell said: “He’s used to being around sheep but the ferry crossing has taken a bit of getting used to.