Livestock on Tanglewood Farm

The Harphill Flock of Kerry Hills had a fantastic time at the New Forest show. Winning a 1st for ok older ram and 1st for one of the home red ram lambs.

We are very lucky to have livestock grazing on our land. In the 3 fields surrounding Tanglewood Farm you will find a mixture of different breeds of sheep. Included in these are the award winning Harphill Flock of Kerry Hills.

 

Here is some information on the Kerry Hill breed:

 

The Kerry Hill (Welsh: Dafad Bryniau Ceri) is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the county of Powys in Wales. It derives its name from the village of Kerry (Ceri), near Newtown.Kerry Hill sheep have a distinctive and unique coloration, with a white face bearing black markings around the mouth, ears, and eyes.Both rams and ewes are polled. Their wool is white, and their legs are white with black markings. First mentions of the breed date back to the early 19th century, and today it is distributed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. Though still not very numerous, the breed was removed from the records of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist in 2006.This breed is primarily raised for meat.

 

The Kerry Hill Flock Book Society keeps a register of pure bred animals and provides information on the breed, shows and sales.

We are excited to share with you the news that in the young handlers class at the New Forest show one of the young handlers was placed 1st this year. Congratulations Georgia.

We are excited to share with you the amazing result the Harphill flock of Kerry Hills have received at this years New Forest show.

 

 

The Harphill flock of Kerry Hills at the Dorset County show 2018 winning 1st and 2nd in the fleece competition.

 

Glenda and her team exhibited at 6 different shows this summer. Starting on 28th May at Sherborne Castle RBST (Rare breeds survival trust) show. New forest show 25th July, Honiton 2nd August, Gillingham and Shaftesbury 15th August, Melpash 23rd August and finishing Dorset County show for the weekend 31st August.

 

Georgia winning 1st in young handlers at Dorset county show and then went on to take reserve champion throughout the weekends young handlers competitions. Absolutely amazing Georgia!

Very excited Ram ready to visit the Harphill flock today

Fantastic start to lambing on a beautiful sunny Monday morning, lovely little ewe lamb