A few things in life are certain. Death, taxes and that if you camp in Wales you will hear sheep and rain.
However, it seems one group of campers did not expect their slumber to be disturbed by the bleating of our woolly friends.
Staying at Mynydd Derwydd wild camping at Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Corwen, originally a traditional sheep and beef hill farm, they were dismayed to find that the sheep were keeping them awake despite the fact the site makes clear there are still 1,200 sheep grazing the mountains around the farm. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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Despite running the wild camping site for a number of years, owner Llŷr Jones said he had never received a complaint about sheep - until Friday. The visitors messaged him to say they were "surprised" to see the sheep around the tent, reported North Wales Live. The campers asked: "We would really like to have a night of uninterrupted sleep and so hope there is a way to make sure the sheep are in a different field tonight."
Llŷr was unsure how to answer them and put their request out on social media. There were plenty of responses - not all helpful. One suggested that 'Wild Camping' may not be for them, and another proposed they could "count them tonight to fall asleep". A third said: "If I set up a tent in their back garden, would they like it if I complained at them about the noise they make?"
In the end Llŷr settled on replying that "scientific studies have proven that sheep are actually of huge benefit to people suffering from sleep deprivation and at Derwydd Wild Camping we like to place huge emphasis on people's well-being".
He added: "Should this issue arise again tonight I suggest you open the tent and walk into the field and begin counting them." He did then offer an alternative solution, saying: "Joking aside, I'm afraid we can't move the sheep from their field. But happy to relocate you to a field with no sheep."
He told North Wales Live: "They didn’t have a sense of humour as this afternoon they left. I’ve been doing it for a few years and we have had hundreds of people staying here. She’s the first to complain about the sheep so I’m not really bothered what she thinks."
