Whilst in Somerset, we spent the day with Val Grainger – The Woolly Shepherd – to learn more about wool making. Val has her own flock of around sixty rare-breed sheep (mostly local Dorset Downs, but also Wensleydales, Shetlands and Ouessants) and a growing wool business, selling high-quality knitting and weaving wool. Teddy-bear faced Dorset… Continue reading Out and About with the Woolly Shepherd
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Hunting with Harris Hawks
“If you think you might fall, save the bird” This morning we were at the Bird of Prey Centre in Bedfordshire; home to the English School of Falconry and nearly 300 birds. The centre is run by Phil Gooden and his daughter Emma and is nestled into a patch of woodland in the magnificent grounds… Continue reading Hunting with Harris Hawks