very useful little article if you're thinking of keeping sheep

and a bit more info here

and about sheep record-keeping and movement documents

list of UK sheep breeders; stock for sale

list of organic animal feed suppliers from the soil association

organic and GM-free animal feeds

Farmers Weekly register of suppliers

Farmers Weekly register of suppliers

central marketing system - promoting wool production in the UK

raising the profile of coloured sheep for wool at a time when most flockmasters aim to raise only white sheep

information on sheep identification, movement etc.

listing of sheep diseases, plus symptoms and treatment

dedicated to safeguarding the interests of sheep farmers in the UK

bi-monthly journal for sheep farmers

database matching sheep with grazing land and grazing land with sheep

conservation & sustainability of heritage sheep breeds

promoting the welfare and prevention of disease in sheep

association of owners of small flocks in Surrey, Sussex & Hants

information about keeping sheep organically

advice for smallholders, plus a lambing course

A-Z list with info on each breed - from the website of the National Sheep Association

rare sheep breeds

Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep Society

Balwen Welsh Mountain Sheep Society

the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association

the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association

the Society of Border Leicester Sheep Breeders

Cheviot Sheep Society

the Cotswold Sheep Society

Dartmoor Sheep Breeders Association

Dorset Horn & Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders Association

Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Society

Hebridean Sheep Society

Herdwick Sheep Breeders Society

the Jacob Sheep Society

Lleyn Sheep Society

Oxford Down Sheep Breeders Association

the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association

the Shropshire Sheep Breeders Association

Southdown Sheep Society

Suffolk Sheep Society

Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association

Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association

Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society

sheepskin rugs & tanning

Britain's oldest sheepskin tannery; traditional processing techniques

tanners, Somerset; will tan your skins for you

family business in the Highlands; sheepskins and tanning

the only registered organic sheepskin tannery in the UK; rugs plus a tanning service, Hereford

sheepskins produced and tanned in the West Country

often has raw skins for sale

see our feltmaking links page for wool links

see our sheepdogs links page for sheepdog links

educational resource about sheep - particularly hill and fell sheep

tips on buying, storing and cooking lamb

sheepy visitor attraction in Devon

campaign set up in 2004 to support sheep farmers struggling to sell older animals

info on sheep, wool and knitting using the wool of British sheep breeds

see our stickmaking links page

how not to keep sheep - including mulesing, tooth grinding, live exports etc.