Welcome to the Dalesbred Sheep website
Dalesbred sheep are indigenous to the upper reaches of the Dales which comprise the central area of the Pennine Hills on the borders of the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire, North Lancashire and Cumbria.
In the stratification of the UK sheep industry the Dalesbred has a dual role. On its native hill ground it is mostly bred pure for three or four crops with the wether lambs being sold off the hill as stores, or increasingly finished at home. The majority of the female lambs are kept for breeding and then sold as draft ewes after three or four years lambing on the hill. They are mainly purchased by sheep farmers farming lower down the valleys. They are then mated with Teeswater, Bluefaced Leicester and Continental tups for three or four years more to provide Masham and Mule and other continental crossed gimmers for use in lowland flocks. The wether lambs providing a source of lean, tasty meat to suit today's markets.
Latest News:
21/10/11
Results from more of this summers shows
17/10/11
Ram Sale catalogue for Skipton on the 18th Oct
10/10/11
Show results updated
15/9/11
Sale dates and show results updated
7/9/11
Show results updated