Ashdown Forest

“Why Hebridean sheep” - you might ask?  Well, it has been scientifically proven that these sheep are the best at grazing on heathlands – preferring to eat coarse grass and even scrub, ignoring the heather and allowing it to grow.  They are also incredibly hardy and require very little management to stay healthy.

There has been a wonderfully positive response to the project so far, many people are very excited about seeing sheep out grazing the heath again, many more come to our sheep walks and shearing events.

The sheep are out most days under the watchful eye of our shepherd Louise, her assistant Susanna, and their sheepdogs.

The flock has expands every spring as lambing is very successful (though tiring!) - we now have 100+ Hebridean sheep!

Louise, Susanna and the dogs will be walking the sheep out from fenced in-bye land onto the Forest to graze daily.

PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THE WARNING SIGNS AND ENSURE DOGS ARE UNDER CLOSE CONTROL. Louise and Susanna are sure the flock will keep together under stressful conditions, such as dog attac, but we would rather not stress the sheep and prefer they relax and graze when being herded into particular areas.

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