On this Airbnb Animal Experience, guests join two naughty sheep for the most exciting afternoon tea in Scotland. On this Airbnb Animal Experience, ...

The Herdwick, whose name derives from "herdvyck" the old Norse word for sheep pasture, has helped shape the Lake District, Jo adds. "When people first settled in this area thousands of years ago ...

Herdwick sheep’s Lake District habitat under threat from utility company. United Utilities wants to build a six-mile fence enclosing 866 hectares of land to prevent peat contamination of the ...

A flock of more than 100 decorated plastic sheep has been sold for £250,000 at auction. The 108 life-sized models of Herdwick sheep had formed part of a Lake District trail and were decorated by ...

The Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association,The Herdy Company and Newton Rigg College have joined forces with a mission to complete the breed's gene bank which was started during the 2001 Foot and ...

Lakeland: Herdwick sheep, which feature in Ian Lawson's new book, 'Herdwick: A Portrait of Lakeland' Credit: Photo: Ian Lawson During the summer of 1999 I visited the famous Rydal Show – held on ...

August is here which means it’s festival time. Cumbria has more than its fair share of festivals and they are of a type everyone can enjoy. I say that from my extensive knowledge of only ever ...

Read Photographer captures lives of Herdwick sheep farmers latest on ITV News. All the Wednesday 11th March 2015 news Ian Lawson spent five years documenting the lives of Herdwick shepherds, and ...

A shearling ram from Anthony Hartley, Turner Hall, sold for a record price of 10,000gns at the two-day show and sale of Herdwick sheep at Cockermouth. The tup, which stood reserve champion a the ...

A flock of decorated model sheep is set to invade the Lake District in a bid to raise £1.3m for charity.