Sheep are not always the best partners in wildflower meadow management because they can be picky eaters preferring to eat the flowers rather than the grass.  As long as we don’t have too many and we keep them off of the meadows at the crucial time they can do a great job keeping the grass tight.  This can help give the flowers a chance in spring.

For this reason we keep Poll Dorset sheep due to their unusual ability to lamb at any time of the year.  This allows us to have lambs born in late summer, they grow through autumn and winter when we need the extra mouths to help with the meadow management.