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- The Wensleydale
was developed in North Yorkshire in the 19th century from crossing
a long wool breed, now extinct, and an outstanding Dishley Leicester
ram named "Bluecap". His distinctive blue colouring of the
head and ears became the hallmark of the Wensleydale.
- A blue-faced,
long wool breed producing a fleece with a very long staple (up to
12") and weighing up to 5 kg.
- A slow maturing
breed, ewes weigh about 113 kg and rams may exceed 135 kg.
- Both sexes
are polled.
- Carefully and
selectively bred for fine, curly fleece. Often blended with fine but
shorter-stapled wool's where a strong wool is required. Crossed with
certain other breeds such as Suffolk, it produces offspring capable
of growing fleeces with weights up to 11 kg of good quality wool.
Wensleydale are mostly kept for rams for crossing purposes.
- This breed is
found primarily on the Yorkshire Dales, North Lancashire, Westmorland,
Cumberland and Scotland.
 
Michaela
& Paul Heathcote, Isle of Wight.
Tel:01983 840917 answerphone.
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