We have a small flock of rare and native breed sheep including pedigree black Wensleydales and Shetlands. We often have wool, sheepskins and meat for sale – please see our Products section. Sheep sometimes for sale too!
Wensleydale sheep are on the Rare Breed Survival Trusts "At Risk" Register. We started our flock with three ewes, who produced 5 lambs in 2008. Our 5 lambs born in 2009 were conceived by artificial insemination. We hope to have 6 ewes to the tup this autumn. Wensleydales are a dual purpose sheep producing some of the best wool but also being rather tasty! The breed was developed for crossing onto hill ewes to produce prolific, milky and hardy breeding ewes. Our ewes often have twins and are fantastic mothers.
Wensleydales are a dual purpose sheep producing some of the best wool but also being rather tasty! The breed was developed for crossing onto hill ewes to produce prolific, milky and hardy breeding ewes. Our ewes often have twins and are fantastic mothers.
Wensleydales are large sheep, with an average ram weighing in at 136kgs! The British Meat and Livestock Commission describe the Wensleydale as "probably the heaviest of all our indigenous breeds”. They have a distinctive blue head and ears with a ‘topping’ of woolly forelock. They are a good looking, strong sheep with a broad level back on wide quarters and strong thighs.
We keep a small flock of Shetland sheep which originally came from the Scottish Wildlife Trusts ‘Flying Flock’ which graze conservation grassland sites. Our Shetlands are cheeky characters compared to our rather laid-back Wensleydales!