We are a family of first-generation farmers, Daniel & Jenni, with our 3 young children. We rent about 60 acres of grazing land just south of Lancaster, in Lancashire. A fair proportion of the land is reclaimed moss-land, and we are close to the coast. We rear outdoor lambing, grass-fed sheep, who are allowed to grow at their own rate, no extra feed goes into them. Our immediate goal is to breed and produce quality sheep to either sell on as breeding stock or turn into tasty meat which we can sell on to the public. (Or eat ourselves!)
We started out with 60 ewes in June 2016 and as we head into 2021 we have built up to a total of 180 breeding ewes, lambing these outside over March & April. We have tried a few breeds in the past but feel that Mules work well for us, and we cross them with Texels to produce nice growing meaty lambs. We also rear calves, keeping back a few to sell as beef boxes, and of course we enjoy some too!