Our story
Driven by our passion for heritage, crafts, working with natural fibres, and being outside in nature, we always knew that we wanted a smallholding. Moving to North Yorkshire in 2007 has allowed us to follow our dream.
Our history
Our passion for working with rare breed sheep has grown over the years. Sheep are actually very intelligent creatures and amazing to work with. We started with Hebridean Sheep, but now we run a non-kill fibre only flock, and have expanded into other breeds. We also have Shetland, Boreray, Wensleydale and most recently White Face Woodlands.
About us
We are a Husband and Wife Team (Nina & Phil).
Jen (known as Shepherd Jen these days) works with us and the flock on a regular basis now.
We work alongside many charities linked to farming
and animals.
Most importantly, we adhere to the
Compassion in World Farming (CiWF)
“The Five Freedoms”
- Freedom from hunger and thirst
- Freedom from discomfort
- Freedom from pain, injury and disease
- Freedom to express normal behaviour
- Freedom from fear and distress
We are proud that ...
We have literally planted thousands of trees over the years, and planted miles of hedgerows. Funded through various grant applications and physically planted with the help of friends and volunteers.
We are also proud
To have appeared on Countryfile, as well as various other news shows to raise awareness of the qualities of rare breed farm animals. We have even appeared in several major newspapers and magazines with major features about our work over the years.
Top photo taken by 'An Open Book Photography'