mid winter
A thick course fleece and a rumen full of grass and heather can keep a ewe warm on the coldest of days.
nature friendly farming
Our focus for the next 5 years of agrienvironment.
heather burning & cutting
A mosaic designed to feed, shelter and support all of the uplands inhabitants
lambing time on the farm
Mid April into May is lambing time in the hills
haircuts on the farm
We shear (or clip), from mid-June into July when the sun starts to warm the sheep and their wool has started to "rise".
autumn sheep sales
August and September are always busy gathering the hills to select the sheep for stock and sale.
tupping time on the farm
November is, in many ways, the beginning of the farming year on a Scottish hill farm. It's match-making time!