Our flock of 60 Romney ewes are a resilient bunch who tend to only give birth to one lamb a year. This allows us to lamb at Easter time (as is tradition!) and also means they can lamb outdoors when the weather is usually kind. The Romneys also have very few complications when lambing.

One of the biggest challenges of farming with organic principles is not using wormers. Maximising the space for the sheep to roam and constantly giving them access to fresh pasture gives them exposure to a larger variety of microbes than is conventional, and we have found this greatly contributes to the building of natural immunity. Nature knows best!

The sheep feed and live on the farm’s pasture all year round and are given hay only during the worst of the winter weather conditions. We manage our pastureland carefully to ensure that there are a rich variety of grasses, using only the animals’ manure to promote its growth. We also carefully rotate the sheep and cattle across the farm to maximise the quality and quantity of grass.