Sheepdog trials are often seen as the ultimate challenge of man or woman and animal working together in the countryside and this time of year sees much activity as the best sheepdog handlers and their dogs jostle for qualification to the national nursery finals.
Sir Nigel Forbes Adam Bt, who has died at 91, was one of Yorkshire’s best-known landowners, having taken charge of Escrick Park Estate, between York and Selby, when he was 30. The estate has been in the hands of the Forbes Adam family for more than 350 years.