JournalThe Farm

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!