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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833).Pic: IanTurner/BNPS..It's every parents' nightmare; trying to keep the youngsters entertained on a rainy day...And for the lionesses at Longleat it looks like summer still seems a long way off...The Wiltshire attraction, famed for its lions, is currently enjoying a big cat baby boom with no fewer than 11 cubs born in the past six months...All the prides lionesses help care for the news cubs, but with eleven to look after a bit of warmth and sunshine would make everyone's life a little easier...Longleat's Ian Turner said: "It's been a long winter and I think we're all - lions and keepers alike - looking forward to the sun on our backs again soon."..Forecasters are however predicting a long overdue upturn for the Bank holiday weekend.