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00:00Welcome to the jaw-dropping landscape of Eredi, Snowdonia.
00:09Set in this breathtaking valley, there's a vacant 600-acre farm,
00:13and the National Trust are on the hunt for a brand-new tenant.
00:18What an incredible place to live and work.
00:22With a four-bedroom farmhouse at its heart,
00:25the successful applicant will take care of this unique hill farm
00:28in the National Park for the next 15 years.
00:32A farm like this is so hard to come by,
00:35and for someone, it's going to be life-changing.
00:41Only a small group of hopefuls have been shortlisted.
00:44Hold on. Here you go.
00:46Now they'll let them work here for three weeks
00:48on the very land that they dream of taking on.
00:51I can only imagine how our applicants must be feeling,
00:54coming here to try and get their hands on this farm.
00:57This could be ours, if we're lucky enough.
01:00Whilst here, they'll be assessed on their abilities with livestock.
01:04Good girl.
01:06Sound as a workhorse around sheep.
01:09Their skills in caring for nature and this land.
01:12These are very precious,
01:14some trees that will feed the birds for hundreds of years.
01:17Whilst showing they could run a successful business.
01:20No good in the mouth.
01:22Making the most of the farming and recreation opportunities.
01:26All day long, I can do this.
01:28In this adventure paradise.
01:32Choosing the new tenant is Giles Hunt,
01:35the Land and Estates Director for all of the National Trust.
01:38This is a highly competitive process,
01:41and anybody who wants this farm is going to have to be on their best game.
01:45And Eriri General Manager, Tristan Edwards.
01:48We want to work in partnership with these people for a long time,
01:51hopefully a generation and more.
01:53Could do better is the term.
01:55Throughout the process, they'll be whittling down the hopefuls.
01:59That was a bit of a moment.
02:01How suitable are they going to be?
02:04I've never cried about anything.
02:06I thought it was going to be the last time we saw that view.
02:09For one of our applicants, their dream farm is going to become a reality.
02:19Before our applicants arrive for this three-week selection process...
02:24Oh-ho-ho-ho!
02:26Oh, my word!
02:28..I'm taking the opportunity to explore the farm.
02:35I've just caught a glimpse through those branches.
02:39Oh-ho-ho! Look at that!
02:42The farm on offer comprises of lowland fields,
02:46woodland and mountain pasture
02:48in the foothills of Wales's highest mountain,
02:51Ewythfa, Snowdon.
02:53There can't be many farms with more picturesque sheep pens than this one.
02:57I mean...
02:59..that is just incredible.
03:02And access to that lake comes as part of the tenancy.
03:06There it is, the farmhouse.
03:09Somebody is going to acquire this tenancy in the next few weeks
03:13and they're going to live here.
03:15I'm just thinking now, waking up and looking out of that bedroom window...
03:21..just open the curtains, ready for work.
03:26For the lucky applicant, this beautifully refurbished farmhouse
03:29will be their new home.
03:31Boston four bedrooms, a large sitting room and dining room
03:35with views down the valley.
03:38Connected to the farmhouse is a two-bedroom annex,
03:41perfect for them to welcome tourists,
03:44along with bothies for more adventurous guests.
03:49You are just surrounded by nature.
03:52It's so calm.
03:55And this place is special for another reason,
03:58as it's the National Trust's most nature-rich farm in Wales.
04:03There's a mix of modern and traditional buildings,
04:06ripe for diversification.
04:08My mind is just bursting with ideas of what I would do if I had this place.
04:13This farm is ready and waiting for the seven shortlisted applicants
04:17to come and take part in tasks designed so they can prove
04:20that they have what it takes to be chosen as its new tenant.
04:25The applicant who impresses most in each task
04:28will become temporary farm manager,
04:30staying in the farmhouse and taking responsibility for the livestock.
04:34The farm comes with its own flock of sheep.
04:37They're a mountain breed and they graze high up on the tops.
04:42We've actually brought a lowland breed of sheep here as well
04:45and they're all lambing at the moment.
04:48It's a busy time.
04:49They are landing into a hive of activity, these applicants.
04:52As soon as they get here, crack on.
04:56The first potential new tenants to arrive for this unique selection process
05:00are young farmer Lloyd and marine biologist Abby.
05:04This could be our barn.
05:06This could be our barn.
05:09Farming's in my blood, it's in my roots,
05:11and I'm going to do it.
05:13I'm going to do it.
05:15I'm going to do it.
05:17I'm going to do it.
05:19I'm going to do it.
05:21I'm going to do it.
05:23Farming's in my blood, it's in my roots.
05:25I've grown up with beef cattle and sheep and pigs.
05:30I've got my own herd of pedigree Hereford cattle
05:33and my brother and I are breeders of pedigree Texel and Suffolk sheep.
05:39I grew up going to my uncle's and he lived next door to the farm
05:43and the farmer would bring us a little lamb that was being bottle fed
05:47and I would get to play with the lamb.
05:50And then when I met Lloyd, I was suddenly the farmhand, wasn't I?
05:54Yes, free labour. Yes.
05:59We've dreamed of being on our own farm.
06:02One day it won't be a dream.
06:04It'd be really nice, you know, coming here in the winter to lamb the sheep.
06:08Could you see yourself here? I could.
06:10Could you see yourself here? Yeah, definitely.
06:12I'd love it.
06:15There's a big bale of sheep here.
06:18There's a tractor there.
06:20The next couple hoping to take on the tenancy
06:23are local hill farmers Ryan and Laurie.
06:27My passion is hill farming.
06:29It's something pretty magical.
06:31You sit on a rock and you think,
06:33I wonder who else has done this over the last 200 years
06:36and the dogs enjoy it.
06:38If the rain's been howling in the evening,
06:41the sheep tend to come down to the gate.
06:45When we met, he started off with two sheep.
06:48Now it's turned into hundreds.
06:51I don't see it as a job, it's a way of life.
06:54I'm very proud to be a farmer.
06:56And I'm proud to be a farmer's wife.
06:58Lovely to meet you.
07:00What do you think of the place? It's lovely, isn't it?
07:03It's something beautiful, isn't it, down over the lake?
07:06You can see yourself handling stock here, can't you?
07:09Oh, gosh, yeah.
07:11Our third applicant is George from Essex.
07:16Hello there. I'm George, nice to meet you.
07:18Do you keep stock, George? No stock?
07:20I'm a builder. You're a builder?
07:23What makes you want to get into farming?
07:25I've got two little kids.
07:27It's just like now or never.
07:29George, as well as being a builder, is also a keen runner
07:33and his wife Laura, who's staying at home to look after their children,
07:37are hoping that his drive and focus
07:39will help him secure the 15-year tenancy.
07:43You're competitive. I'm very competitive.
07:46Running, I'm competitive. It's a race.
07:49And if you're not the winner, you're very hitty-bit.
07:52I'm not very hitty-bit. You're very hitty-bit.
07:55Pick it, Daddy!
07:57Despite not having much farming experience,
08:00they're hoping this will be a new chapter for their family's future.
08:05It means so much because it's raising the children in the countryside,
08:08surrounded by the livestock.
08:10Although we're not farmers, we're trying so hard to be farmers.
08:13This is our dream. This is what we want to do.
08:16This is where we want to live.
08:22Look at that, though, as you come up. How cool would that be?
08:26There's a farm in front. Yeah.
08:28The next potential tenants are 18-year-old young farmer Will
08:32and his mum Emma, who's joining him for the selection process.
08:37Hi. Hi. Hello.
08:39I'm his mum.
08:41Farming background. First generation, he is.
08:44Personally, I don't think my age comes into a factor.
08:47I feel like I just have more years to run the farm.
08:51The main flock that I keep is a pedigree flock of herdwits,
08:56and I breed a Saddleback cross to rock pigs on rented land
09:02in a residential area,
09:04because there's not much space down here for first-generation farmers,
09:07unfortunately, but I think everyone deserves a fair chance within the industry.
09:12The sheep don't cause me any hassle at the moment, though.
09:15Unless you want to catch them. Unless I want to catch them, yeah.
09:21Livestock and poultry farmer Greg, from the north-west of England,
09:25has also been shortlisted, and he hopes to move his business to the farm.
09:31Right now, I have 740-ish chickens.
09:36My wife Abigail says, you know, if I could see people out or whatever,
09:40she's like, don't chicken-talk them, because people are just like,
09:43oh, yeah, yeah. Too deep with chickens.
09:46Where are you from, Greg?
09:48South Cheshire. Very different.
09:50Very flatland there compared to these mountains.
09:52Do you farm stock or arable?
09:54Cattle, sheep, pigs and a hell of a lot of chickens.
09:58Oh, that's it? Yeah. At home, they call me Greg the Egg.
10:01Greg the Egg!
10:10Hoping to make this their first home together,
10:13Sara and Ion both come from Welsh farming backgrounds.
10:17I'm living with my family on our family farm,
10:20and it's getting about time to get myself moved out now.
10:26I live on a beef and sheep farm with my parents.
10:29Farming, that's where my passion is, really.
10:32That's always been my dream, to have a family farm
10:35and get a farm for ourselves,
10:37and hopefully to, yeah, have a family there one day, maybe.
10:43Together, you know?
10:46Completing the group of potential tenants
10:49is luxury travel agent-turned-farmer Liberty from Gloucestershire.
10:55I've got practical experience, but I don't have decades of it.
11:00My friends and family, I think, would think I'm completely mad.
11:05You know, I can spend afternoons harvesting cabbages
11:09and then also be on the phone to demanding clients in Italy.
11:15The farm represents an opportunity to put into practice
11:19the things that I've spent the last few years learning,
11:22trying to create a closed system
11:24where you don't have to buy in lots of chemicals and fertiliser.
11:28You can use what you have on the farm.
11:30Hello!
11:32All the applicants have gathered in the barn
11:34to meet the people who will decide
11:36which of them will be given this life-changing tenancy.
11:40Hiya, guys! How are you doing?
11:43Yes, good to see you all!
11:45Welcome, everybody, to the place that you hope to call home
11:49for the next 15 years.
11:51You've done incredibly well, honestly, to get this far.
11:54Now all you have to do is impress these two.
11:58Giles, Land and Estates Director for the whole of the National Trust,
12:01and we've got Tristan here,
12:03who is the General Manager of the whole area.
12:06Tristan, it's a very exciting time for you
12:08to be welcoming a new farmer to this area.
12:11This is a very warm welcome to you all,
12:13a warm welcome to here, to Eryri, Snowdonia.
12:16It is an amazing farm,
12:18and we're looking forward to working with you
12:20for the next three weeks.
12:22And every single one of you,
12:24you've got a very realistic chance of getting this farm.
12:26You wouldn't be here if you didn't.
12:28We've spent a lot of time going over your business plans,
12:31and we want to see you deliver those plans here.
12:34It's one thing to sit round a kitchen table,
12:37it's another thing to see how those plans
12:39are actually going to be delivered on this farm.
12:41You've all got your own vision.
12:43You all know what you want to do.
12:45And those of you that impress in the coming days
12:47and in the coming weeks, you're going to have the opportunity
12:50to stay in that farmhouse.
12:52We will expect you to be taking charge of the farm
12:55when you're staying over.
12:57That means looking after the land
12:59and, critically, the livestock as well.
13:01And the work is going to start straight away.
13:03The farm comes with a flock of sheep,
13:05a mountain breed,
13:07who, at the moment, are grazing on the tops.
13:10And we're going to need you to bring them down.
13:12And the gather, or helva, is an important part.
13:16And it's not just a job, it's an event.
13:19It needs for you to all work together.
13:21Otherwise, it's going to be chaos
13:23and they're going to run rings around you.
13:25Get yourselves set, get what you need.
13:28Somebody has to take on this tenancy.
13:31And one of you is going to do it, give it everything.
13:34And hopefully, this will be home.
13:38For the gather, or helva,
13:40the applicants must round up over 130 Welsh mountain sheep
13:44that come with the tenancy across the farm's mountain pasture.
13:48The gather is an event.
13:50We want to split the sheep up,
13:52we want them to come down to the right location,
13:55and also to understand that they'll be hiding places.
13:59It's going to be so important that it doesn't just end up
14:02as an utterly chaotic version of people
14:05running round a mountain after sheep.
14:08This is something that I live for.
14:11Something that he does on the daily, isn't it?
14:13Like, throughout the summer.
14:15It's part of the history of this place.
14:17We all help each other with gathering.
14:19You've got to think like a sheep.
14:21If they're cleverer, then what they make out of it.
14:23We've done the helva before at home.
14:25It's a very traditional way of gathering the sheep down the mountain.
14:29It can be quite tricky.
14:31If you know the area or know the hill, this will be a new one.
14:35It could be challenging.
14:37I think I could probably outrun everyone in this group.
14:40I don't know if I can outrun the sheep.
14:42I'm nervous. Yeah, I'm nervous.
14:45I'm kind of ready to go now.
14:47I'll look after Mum if she's nervous.
14:49Aw!
14:53And so we should.
15:02Seven hopeful applicants are taking part in a unique selection process...
15:08Home sweet home, everyone!
15:10..to secure a 15-year tenancy of this 600-acre farm in North Wales.
15:16What a place to live, eh? Come on over.
15:19The applicants have been tasked with gathering
15:22over 130 Welsh mountain sheep from the farm's rugged landscape.
15:27Whoever impresses Giles and Tristan the most
15:30will stay in the farmhouse overnight,
15:32taking on responsibility for the farm.
15:35So, Tristan, we're talking about Welsh mountain sheep here,
15:38so a very, very hardy breed.
15:40They've been genetically developed over the centuries
15:43by hill farmers in places like this.
15:45They can deal with really tough conditions.
15:47Over the next few days, we're going to be working with them
15:50to check them and also we need to actually separate them.
15:53We're looking for somebody to take control
15:55and for those of you who've got experience,
15:57we'd be expecting you to step up.
15:59For those of you who haven't got experience,
16:01probably this is a time for ears open and mouth shut.
16:04But the first thing is, let's get them all down,
16:06and we mean all of them.
16:08They'll do their best not to be gathered.
16:10They'll happily hide behind walls into little crevices
16:13and watch you merrily walk by.
16:16If we can gather round, I'll share with you the lie of the land.
16:20For a successful gather,
16:21the potential tenants need to collect all of the sheep.
16:24They'll work their way through the low-lying wetland area
16:27before heading up onto the mountain pasture,
16:30gathering them all together into one flock
16:32and then bring them down through the valley
16:35and into the enclosure in front of the farmhouse.
16:39As the gather always takes place with the help of sheepdogs,
16:43Ryan's brought his dog, Celt.
16:45Celt, what a strong boy.
16:47He's a good dog.
16:48He's trying to get in through the front door, look.
16:50And Sarah's got Becca.
16:53Oh, hello, sweetheart.
16:56Looks like she's ready to go.
16:58Well, go for it, guys, and let's see how you cope with this.
17:01Good luck.
17:02Now, realistically, how long do you expect this to take them?
17:05If it goes well, everything should be back here maybe in 45 minutes.
17:09If they start running circles around them,
17:11we'll be two hours before we see the next cup of tea.
17:15OK.
17:18Keep looking for them fluffy things with four legs.
17:20If it's white and fluffy, it's coming downhill.
17:23When I first heard the word helva, the gathering,
17:26I was a bit panicked because never done it before on a mountain.
17:31Hopefully we don't fall over too much.
17:33Yeah.
17:35And it's not long before builder George spots the first Welsh mountain sheep
17:40grazing deep in the low-lying wetlands.
17:43Here we go.
17:45What a fluffy thing.
17:46Celt, come on.
17:48To flush them out, Ryan sends in Celt.
17:53These sheep in this first part of it are going to be the problem sheep.
17:57They don't like to go through heavy vegetation like this.
18:00I don't think the sheepdog will be able to do it.
18:07The sheep have actually gone a bit stuck.
18:09They just stood their ground against the sheepdog.
18:12They're a bit of a face-off happening.
18:15Ryan's decided to push the sheep through this
18:19to try and recover the situation.
18:24With the terrain proving difficult,
18:26it's going to require a more hands-on approach from the applicants.
18:30Keen to learn as much as he can,
18:32builder George joins a few of the more experienced shepherds
18:35to help free the sheep.
18:37We can spot George.
18:39George is jumping.
18:41Fair play to him.
18:43I get carried away very quickly and feel really excited.
18:48I can't wait to get stuck in really.
18:52Oh, dear, he's down.
18:53And we've lost George.
18:55Why did I come in the brown bulls?
18:57I mean, the grass is so long, you can't even see the sheep.
19:00It's all part, though, Tristan, isn't it, of getting to know the land.
19:04Yes, indeed. This isn't out of New Orderly or the farm.
19:07That's exactly why we want them to try it.
19:10Whilst experienced hill farmer Ryan
19:12takes charge of gathering the sheep from the wetlands,
19:15the rest of the applicants are herding stragglers
19:18at the base of the mountain.
19:20Laurie's leading the way, actually, there.
19:22She's going to turn them up into the freeth.
19:24So the freeth, then, is the top section?
19:26Yes, laden with bracken, the odd trees.
19:29Oh, gosh, Ryan's got one on his shoulder.
19:32Ryan's really showing me that he understands this kind of pasture.
19:36She's flogged, or, you know, she's just given up, gone to dead weight.
19:40That's what you've got to do, really, and it's hard work.
19:43Nothing, really, they could have done about it,
19:45and I think they dealt with it really well.
19:48Atta boy!
19:50As you've seen, people took their own initiative to step back
19:53and just all watch where the sheep are going, so, yeah.
19:56It's a bit of a challenge.
19:58One, two, three, four, five.
20:00Well done. Well done.
20:04With the wetland clear,
20:06the applicants must now drive these sheep towards the summit,
20:10whilst finding and flushing out the remaining 120.
20:14If they lose any, they'll have to start gathering all over again.
20:18The sheep that we've just henned through here know something's up,
20:21so they're going to have to start gathering again.
20:24The sheep that we've just henned through here know something's up,
20:27so they've scarpered now, they've told their mates to watch out.
20:31This is Young Farmers' Abbey and Lloyd's first mountain gather.
20:35Do you want us to go up on the high?
20:38Because we've got the dog ready now.
20:40But as Lloyd has plenty of experience handling livestock,
20:43he's forming a plan for the next stage.
20:46We're going to go and flush through here now and follow you up to the top.
20:50Lloyd's an organiser, isn't he?
20:53Making sure everybody knows what they're doing.
20:57Bracken's going to be our problem in a minute.
20:59We're going to have to walk through it all, aren't we? Yeah.
21:07Will and his mum Emma are getting to grips with the mountain
21:11and the tough terrain that could become their home.
21:14Oh, my gosh, it is vast.
21:17I think that is the word.
21:19I mean, looking around here, it's just huge.
21:22William's doing all the hard work up there with the others, bless him,
21:25but then he wants to be the farmer.
21:27If there's an odd sheep, I'll just poke it and tell it to go down there.
21:30Look at them down there.
21:32I mean, it just goes to show how challenging this landscape is.
21:36Half the flock are down there, half the flock are over there.
21:39The thing is as well, this is non-negotiable.
21:42This is life here.
21:44This is hill farming and this is the reality.
21:48The chosen applicant is going to have to do this.
21:51Well, it's pretty critical, isn't it, really?
21:54We need to maintain a Welsh mountain flock on this holding.
21:57They play a valuable role in this landscape.
22:00They graze closely on these areas, allowing the flowers to come through,
22:04maintaining these habitats.
22:06That's it!
22:08WHISTLE BLOWS
22:10Come on, come on!
22:12I'll go sweep there.
22:14If you can hold this line, that's OK.
22:17Lloyd, they're coming up on the path.
22:19I see them, yeah.
22:23Was fitness on the particulars?
22:25THEY LAUGH
22:27This is a good technique they've got, working in a line,
22:30just driving, pushing the sheep.
22:32The ones that are less experienced have come along.
22:35There's nobody straggling behind.
22:37As they've gathered sheep like this before,
22:39Ion and Sarah are demonstrating how comfortable they are
22:42on this farm's high ground with their sheepdog, Becca.
22:45Ion has come through one of the nooks and crannies,
22:48and that's really important,
22:50that you've got people covering those little hiding areas that you cannot see.
22:54Sarah, what's your plan?
22:56I'm going to try and send him down there now, send Becca around him.
23:00WHISTLE BLOWS
23:04Brilliant.
23:06That sheepdog flushed out some sheep in the trees there.
23:09I love watching a sheepdog work. I just love it.
23:12WHISTLE BLOWS
23:14Becca, girl!
23:16Becca had her trial yesterday, actually.
23:18Yeah, so she's quite good.
23:20I'd say a dog would be essential, probably,
23:22to gather rough terrain like this.
23:24It's not possible to take a quad bike,
23:26so definitely a dog is essential.
23:28WHISTLE BLOWS
23:30Having reached the summit, the applicants have now started
23:33to push all of the collected sheep down through the valley
23:36and back towards the farmhouse,
23:38where they'll find out what Giles and Tristan made of their shepherding.
23:43On you go.
23:45Liberty, who's applying for the farm tenancy on her own,
23:48is doing her bit to direct the flock down the hillside.
23:53I've worked quite a lot with some of the Scottish Highland sheep,
23:57which are a law unto themselves,
23:59and it's important not to get too intimidated
24:02by people who have been farming forever.
24:04Oh, that's right, we'll stay together here.
24:07WHISTLE BLOWS
24:09Come on, Giles.
24:12Come on.
24:14Give me, give me, give me, give me.
24:17I've got about 60 to 70 secure at the bottom already.
24:22With the gather almost complete,
24:24poultry farmer Greg is making sure that none of the sheep
24:27head back up the mountain.
24:30Oh, we're getting there.
24:32It's just cos it's so rocky and hilly.
24:35Probably got three-quarters of the sheep already in.
24:38There's just a couple more on the highland there.
24:41They're now getting towards the farmhouse.
24:43I think now's a good time for us to go round back and see how they've got on.
24:46Yeah? OK.
24:48Last off the mountain is husband and wife, Ryan and Laurie,
24:51and their dog, Celt.
24:53I was further back just to make sure all the sheep didn't come back.
24:57He just came back to make sure that I was OK.
25:00I want to go to my better half because she's the brains of the operation.
25:04I'd sort of call her a bit of soul mate, but... Yeah.
25:07..I don't know if that's too cheesy.
25:12Come on. Come on.
25:18Well done.
25:20Well done, Greg.
25:22Diane Liberty, well done.
25:24Yes!
25:28That was impressive. I was a make-believe sheepdog.
25:32We had a little conversation about how long we thought that was going to take you.
25:36You were expecting... 45 minutes.
25:39It was 42 minutes.
25:41So you did it faster than Tristan thought you would do.
25:44That must have given you a proper feeling of what life would be like
25:48if you lived here.
25:50I'll be honest, George, you were a lot cleaner than I thought you would be.
25:53The sheep went down to that wedland and you did really well to bring them back.
25:57And we saw you working together so brilliantly.
26:00Honestly, really well done.
26:02But, Ryan, I turned around and you had one of the girls there up on your shoulders.
26:06Like a hat. I didn't want the rain to go on me, but no.
26:09What we want to do now is take them through into the next field
26:12where we're going to hold them overnight so we can start working on them tomorrow.
26:16George, do you want to walk them up a bit more?
26:18It was amazing. I didn't even know what Gabba was.
26:21We're sort of lining them up in the front garden.
26:24You sort of see the house and you think, this is going to be home.
26:27And it will be, tonight, for whoever has impressed Giles and Tristan the most.
26:32I'd like the farmhouse because I'm really wet,
26:35so it was nice to get warm and put a fire on.
26:38It's so difficult when you don't know the lay of the land,
26:41but, you know, it's just amazing to be here and be up on the hill
26:44and outside and kind of, you know, stomping around the place.
26:48I'd say we were all working well together, weren't we?
26:51Yeah. Becca handled it well, I thought, as she was so unfamiliar with the terrain.
26:55She handled them perfectly.
26:57We knew it was community-based, but this really drilled it home to us
27:02that it's so important to have that community around you.
27:05It's because we're all here for farming, we're all here for the same thing.
27:09Ryan was really impressive in the bog.
27:11He was able to walk through it and have a sheep on his shoulder, which was...
27:14That was, like, superhuman, wasn't it? Yeah, I know. It wasn't normal.
27:17LAUGHTER
27:24Seven short-listed applicants have come to North Wales
27:27to prove that they have what it takes to run this 600-acre farm for the next 15 years.
27:34They've successfully gathered the farm's flock of Welsh mountain sheep from the high ground,
27:38and I'm keen to find out what Giles and Tristan, the landlords, made of their efforts
27:43and who they'll choose to stay in the farmhouse tonight and become temporary farm manager.
27:50It's no mean feat, managing a place like this.
27:53It comes with real challenges, as they've all experienced.
27:56After a difficult start, they brought it together, they worked together,
28:00which was a real key part of today's task.
28:02But were you impressed? I was impressed today.
28:05They're trying some of the tasks that they will have to do year after year on this farm,
28:10and for them to see, is that for them? Is that what they really want to do?
28:14And for us to see, are they good at it?
28:16Well, you've got quite a job to do.
28:18You've got a key in your pocket, and you've got to decide who is going to be staying in that farmhouse.
28:23Yes, well, Giles and I have deliberated,
28:25and we need somebody to look after this flock whilst it's here down in the lowlands, ready for tomorrow.
28:30Some responsibility.
28:32So, which of the potential tenants has made a good first impression?
28:37Well done, everybody, on a fantastic first day.
28:40Lloyd, you were looking out for everybody up there.
28:43Didn't try to take the lead, but the best supporting act.
28:48Geeing everybody up a little bit. We're on this, guys.
28:51It's really impressive. Nobody was left behind.
28:53Greg is next.
28:55These Welsh mountains here, they're very different to the suffix that Greg normally runs.
28:59Well, I assume that Greg used to do these the way he was flushing them out of the trees earlier.
29:04And Giles, Ryan and Lloyd looked very at home up there.
29:08You know, it didn't go to plan to start with.
29:10Sheep going, getting a bit bogged down.
29:12And you reacted to that really well, and then got the task back on track.
29:16Liberty.
29:18It might not have been the thing that you would have done on a daily basis,
29:21but you were in the line, coming down, getting that flush through.
29:24Giles, I think it's wonderful that we've got a mother and son combo here in Will and Emma.
29:30Will, you took the higher ground.
29:32Will and Emma, this task is not going to be for everybody,
29:35and that's why we have a whole range of tasks that gives everybody an opportunity
29:39to shine in the areas that they're best at.
29:41George, leaping through the bog.
29:44Yeah, sometimes disappearing, and then miraculously appearing again.
29:48But there's no way you were going to be left behind.
29:51I wish it went on three times as long.
29:53It can be arranged.
29:55Jordan and Sarah, they look very, very at home up there.
29:59Lovely to see you working the dog
30:01and helping to lead other people through this
30:03who weren't anywhere near as familiar as you both are.
30:07Now Giles and Tristan need to pick
30:09who will be the first to experience living on this dream farm.
30:14Tristan, who's going to be staying in the farmhouse
30:17and looking after this place for the next 24 hours?
30:20We're going to hand this over to somebody that went slightly over and above today.
30:24Ryan and Laurie, we're going to ask you not only to stay in the farmhouse,
30:28but to look after the sheep here as well.
30:30Well done. Thank you very much.
30:33And if nothing else, Ryan, you are the one who's most in need of a shower.
30:39Right, everyone round for a cup of tea, one?
30:41Who's washed my socks?
30:47First thing we'll be doing tonight is probably...
30:49Hot, nice hot bath. Nice roaring fire.
30:53The rest of the applicants are staying down the valley.
30:56Well, this is me, guys. Oh, there we are.
31:03You're quite excited.
31:04It's massive.
31:05Wow.
31:06You ready?
31:07Yeah.
31:14Might be a bit damp.
31:17Ryan led from the front,
31:19in with a lamb that had gone dead weight into the wetland,
31:23onto the shoulder and trudging through that.
31:25That's not an easy thing to do.
31:27And they are worthy of that first opportunity
31:30to stay in this wonderful farmhouse.
31:33Wowee.
31:35Well done.
31:36That'll keep us warm, won't it?
31:38Ryan today was totally comfortable,
31:40but we'll be coming to task later on in the process
31:43where those positions will be reversed.
31:47Kids playing outside.
31:48That'll be lovely in the evenings, won't it?
31:51What a start to this process.
31:53All of the applicants have come here
31:55and they have just fallen in love with this place.
31:58I mean, why wouldn't you?
32:01This could be ours, though.
32:02So we need to try our best, isn't it?
32:13As a new day dawns,
32:15Ryan and Laurie have spent their first night in the farmhouse
32:19as temporary farm managers,
32:21with the animals and the land during their stay.
32:27Good morning.
32:28Good morning, mate. How are you?
32:29Fine, thank you.
32:30The sun's come.
32:31Oh, isn't it absolutely...
32:32What a view.
32:33I mean, it's absolutely epic.
32:36How was your night?
32:37I don't think I could sleep very well
32:39because I was too excited, I think.
32:41Have you been busy already this morning?
32:43Yeah, we were out for about half six, weren't we, this morning?
32:46Checking the sheep.
32:47We walked down to the yard and we let the chickens out.
32:50So how far away from here are you at the moment?
32:53We actually live about 40 minutes,
32:55but I farm about 15 minutes away.
32:58Last night, I dreamt that I woke up and I walked to work.
33:03I've never done that before.
33:05Wow.
33:06Ticked off a massive thing in my life.
33:07And for you, Laurie, as well, for him not to have to go so far
33:10and for the kids to see him more and all that.
33:12Oh, God, yeah, definitely feel the strain,
33:14like when it's, like, lambing season.
33:16Yeah.
33:17He's recently got a caravan in the shed
33:20and he stays there for three weeks.
33:22The dream is to have everything on site.
33:24For the kids to wake up and just walk outside to go and help him.
33:29Well, you're a great couple. I mean, what a partnership.
33:32Well, he's done well, I must say.
33:35Because there's a saying, isn't it,
33:37behind every good farmer, there's a better farmer's wife,
33:40which is, I couldn't have asked for a better farmer's wife.
33:43Oh, Laurie.
33:44He is three at times.
33:46You've brought a taste in my eye, I tell you. I'm serious.
33:51Whilst we're in the house, the other applicants are exploring the farm.
34:00Young farming couples Sarah and Ewan
34:02are seeing what's on offer with the tenancy.
34:08And getting to grips with the farm's livestock, Arabie and Lloyd.
34:12Hello.
34:13Hi, Mama.
34:14It's nice to see a good lamb.
34:16That's it, Mum.
34:18Cheshire-based livestock and poultry farmer Greg
34:21is already feeling at home.
34:24We've certainly got some eggs, which is good.
34:31If we were lucky enough to get the farm, this would remain
34:34and we'd have some of our nicer-looking chickens stay here.
34:37So we would have our commercial-style chicken coop
34:40that we move around the pasture.
34:42Will and his mum Emma are also making plans.
34:46Could you put chickens down here?
34:50I think in there you can probably get away with either pigs or turkeys.
34:54You and your blooming pigs.
34:56And Liberty from Gloucestershire and Essex-based builder George
35:00are looking for potential business opportunities.
35:04Our plans is to have camping here and to have paddleboarding.
35:08It's just amazing. It's crystal clear.
35:13A good old sheep race.
35:15The futures of all of our applicants are in the hands of Giles and Tristan,
35:19who are responsible for choosing the new tenant.
35:23Herd yourselves into here.
35:25And they've asked everyone to join them in the sheep pens
35:28to explain what they have in store for them today.
35:31It's such a good job that the gather went well yesterday
35:34because it leads beautifully into today's job, Tristan.
35:38Yes, so today we want you to make over this sheep pen.
35:43It's a little bit tired. Some of the gates aren't hanging properly.
35:46There's new posts to go in.
35:48And George, I expect you're having a good look around
35:50seeing how much you could charge us for that.
35:52LAUGHTER
35:54We're expecting the farm as a whole, for whoever looks after it,
35:57to be looking after not only our land, but also our buildings,
36:01our walls and everything that goes with that.
36:04Not really nice for sheep in here, so let's get it clean and tidy
36:07and then we want you to sort all the sheep and lambs.
36:10And Ryan, Laurie, as you're in the farmhouse,
36:13you get to sort things out for everybody this morning, OK?
36:16First off, we'll start here, make it so everything's ready, you know,
36:20and then we'll go and get the ewes,
36:22probably get a strimmer in here, maybe.
36:24I'm going to go and get a strimmer.
36:26Some vroom-vroom machines. Who's good with fences?
36:29The farm's been stocked with all of the tools and materials
36:33that the potential new tenants need to fix up the pens.
36:36And demonstrate their practical skills.
36:39There's a bit of a plan coming together.
36:41I think it's more cleaning up first that we need to do.
36:45I think Greg's on the strimming.
36:48Giles and Tristan are expecting the applicants
36:51to repair the traditional stone walls and fences,
36:54build smaller internal pens to separate the flock
36:58and make use of a mobile sheep sorting system,
37:01known as a race, if they wish.
37:03Alongside fellow hill farmers Jorn and Sarah,
37:06temporary farm manager Ryan is keeping things simple.
37:10Whack it. Make a hole.
37:13Whack that.
37:15Job.
37:17I don't know whether it's the wall that's not straight.
37:20See over there, Matt, where that fence finishes on that wall.
37:23Yesterday, that sheep quite often jump out over there,
37:26so that'll be interesting.
37:28Got it?
37:30Got it?
37:32You can lift it up higher than this.
37:34Abi and her partner Lloyd are securing the perimeter.
37:38There was one weak spot that I saw in the corner over there.
37:41Yes. With the help of an eagle-eyed will...
37:44We're going to look at that now, I think.
37:46..and liberty.
37:48The posts, some of them are a little bit sort of rotten
37:51and some of them are a little bit unsteady,
37:53so we're just taking them out
37:55and then make it hopefully Welsh mountain sheep-proof.
37:58I'm glad there's just that one out cos it's so rickety.
38:01If they're going to go anywhere, they're going to go there.
38:04Yes! That's it, that's it, that's it.
38:06Like that.
38:08They've all got a bit of a mission going
38:10and the weak spots that we knew were here are being attended to,
38:13which is what we were hoping to see.
38:15Yes, the dreaded corner.
38:17The corner and some of the sheets were off there.
38:20Clearly for George, the construction element of this
38:22is right in his comfort zone.
38:24Wouldn't have George come and build my house.
38:27What sort of build are you by trade?
38:29Chippy, carpenter.
38:31Like Jesus? Yeah.
38:35Impressed?
38:36Yes, and what's really encouraging
38:38is that they're creating areas for them to go to.
38:41We've got these historic features on our farms
38:44and the way that we keep these in good condition is to use them.
38:49Right, take it up, then.
38:51Will's mum, Emma, has volunteered
38:53to tow across the mobile sorting race.
38:56Do you drive a lorry, do you? Yeah.
38:58I took two sheep to a show the other day, innit?
39:00In a lorry? In a lorry, yeah.
39:02A little two herd with.
39:04It is long, isn't it, this thing?
39:06Yeah, you've just got to watch the back.
39:08Can somebody open that gate just a little bit more
39:10so I can get through without bashing it?
39:12It's very new.
39:17What's happening, Lloyd? Well, it's coming together.
39:19We've put some posts, some safe stays there,
39:22so if they do push, it's not going to come.
39:24Then we've had a little crew busy in the corner here.
39:26We've placed the post in there. Excellent.
39:28Just to stop the gap. Go on, Abi!
39:30Come on, Will!
39:32Well, he makes me do fencing, so...
39:34I don't make her do the fences, I ask, will you help?
39:37Yes.
39:38How did you two meet?
39:40University swimming club.
39:42We met with swimming costumes on rather than clothes, you know,
39:46and I thought, I want to speak to that girl.
39:48I didn't approach her for quite a couple of months.
39:50Yeah, months ago. Really? Were you just too nervous?
39:53I was really scared, you know.
39:55She just started chatting from there and didn't stop.
39:57Didn't stop.
39:58It's just experience we've had together, you know,
40:01and this is just incredible to be here.
40:03I know.
40:04And when you look out there, it just makes it, doesn't it?
40:07We'd never submitted a tenancy for any place before.
40:10For such a place like this, as a starting point,
40:12it would be incredible.
40:14Whatever the outcome of this, it will be useful going forward.
40:17Yes, it's life experience, isn't it?
40:20Well, you're almost ready to get these sheep in, I would say.
40:23Yes, we are. I think we are.
40:35Having refurbished the pens,
40:37the applicants must now herd the Welsh mountain flock
40:40from the lower fields to begin sorting them.
40:43I think someone up there,
40:45just in case they start to crawl and clamber, they shouldn't do.
40:48As a temporary farm manager,
40:50Lloyd has taken it upon himself to position everyone along the track.
40:54Up a bit further across.
40:56One on the road, M on the road, I was thinking.
40:58Down again.
40:59Emma, you happy here?
41:00Yeah.
41:01They might loop round the tree.
41:03Yeah.
41:04Everybody else can go gather the sheep, yeah?
41:07They've spaced each other out to block the Welsh mountain sheep
41:10from running the wrong way down the road,
41:12which could have serious consequences.
41:15The key thing for us is that there are registered sheep
41:18on one side of the wall.
41:20We cannot have them, our sheep, mixing with those because of health
41:24and you've basically opened the door to transmitting viruses and so on
41:29and those sheep are then at risk.
41:31We'll all go tight to the fence.
41:34George, if you go to the left of those sheep there.
41:37Runner George is off.
41:39George is running, yeah.
41:41There's a sheepdog in the making.
41:43Come by, George.
41:45He'd probably outrun a sheepdog with you.
41:51They're holding a line, aren't they?
41:54Lloyd's making all the right noises, clapping, shouting.
41:59Come on, Liberty, get in.
42:01Come in, Liberty, come into the line.
42:05Hold, hold.
42:07Let the leaders take him through the gate.
42:10That was the easy bit.
42:12Now the applicants need to guide the sheep up the road
42:15to the right towards the pens.
42:17And I will make a big noise.
42:20But the flock has other ideas.
42:22Oh, bloody hell.
42:23Go to the right, hold, hold, hold, run.
42:25Oh, they've burst away, they're at the top.
42:31They're scattered all over the place.
42:33There's trees all over the place, there's stones.
42:36It's an easy place for sheep to scatter.
42:38Didn't quite put enough people, did they?
42:42They're all running down the road.
42:44This is a nightmare.
42:46What a cock-eye.
42:47They were standing in the wrong place,
42:49they were too far away, really.
42:51And the sheep saw the light.
42:53Ewan's just absolutely legged it down the bottom.
42:56Critically, we don't want them in with the Dorset sheep.
43:00I think Ewan's managed to stop them.
43:02Oh, no, they're going to jump the jumping over the top.
43:05Oh, no!
43:07You want to come and stay by the wall in case they jump, yeah?
43:11I think we're going to have to help them.
43:14Tristan, you said I wouldn't have to chase sheep.
43:17You didn't read the small print, Mr Hunt.
43:20We definitely don't want them to mix with these Dorsets.
43:30Yeah, they're coming, they're coming.
43:32Finally, the applicants get the Welsh mountain sheep
43:35to head in the right direction.
43:37Thankfully, they didn't mix with the Dorset ewes.
43:40They were jumping over, I was trying to push them back,
43:43but once the one went, they all went.
43:45Like, oh, my gosh, I'm going to get taken out by a lamb.
43:48It's gone pretty cataclysmically wrong at this stage.
43:51This is only the start, we haven't even got them into the pens yet.
44:06I kept them separate, that's the main thing.
44:10But as far as Giles and Tristan are concerned,
44:14that wasn't very impressive.
44:19Guys, what happened?
44:21I think they're used to turning left.
44:23I bet you were all thinking that getting them into the pens
44:26was going to be a doddle, and it just shows they can always go wrong.
44:30On the other side of the wall, there's Dorset ewes.
44:33They sort of had a peep from the top of the wall.
44:36What was the biggest risk of that happening?
44:39It's a closed flock, isn't it?
44:41Yeah, so they can't mix at all.
44:43What would you have done differently?
44:45In hindsight, it's lovely that is, isn't it?
44:47In hindsight, I would have hurdled it.
44:49They would have just hit the hurdles and come back up this way anyway.
44:53There are lots of spare hurdles in the back there,
44:56so luckily they didn't get in.
44:58Otherwise, I think we would have needed to have a conversation
45:01because of that risk.
45:03Could do better is the term I think I'd phrase.
45:07While the applicants reflect on the challenges of living
45:10and working on this farm,
45:12I'm getting Charles and Tristan's take on what they've seen so far
45:15in this unique selection process.
45:18These mountain sheep are such a vital part of life here.
45:22This is what this farm is about, really.
45:24The Welsh mountain flock is a key part of being a tenant.
45:28Challenging at times.
45:30It made some realise that this isn't that easy.
45:35It was slightly worrying.
45:37They hadn't really clocked the danger of the pedigree flock.
45:40They had the opportunity to plan that well.
45:42Important lessons learned.
45:46I think we got lulled into a false sense of confidence
45:50with the amount of people here.
45:52Hopefully there'll be a little bit more time for me to shine through
45:56and just show exactly what I can do.
46:00It's a bit like a circus with so many people involved.
46:08Next time, the applicants get hands-on.
46:11We're looking for the three Ts.
46:13Teeth, toes and tits.
46:17And they prepare the farm for some holidaymakers.
46:20Will it go?
46:21We're going to have to pull out in about 30 seconds.
46:25Whether they have a table or not.