Lonk sheep are playing a profitable dual role in the success of two flocks run by North Yorkshire farmer Jim Scrivin. Not only is this powerful hill breed producing pure- and cross-bred wether ...

A Lancashire farmer has called for government vets to widen their collection of gene samples to prevent rare sheep being wiped out by foot-and-mouth. Robert Lister from Little Mearley Hall Farm, on ...

Vile thugs have beheaded and mutilated a prized sheep - with mystery surrounding the motive for the savage killing. The four-year-old ram, worth more than £4,000, belonged to the highly-respected ...

THE national flock of a rare sheep breed is on the verge of being wiped out by foot and mouth disease. Lonk sheep are thought to have been reared by 12th century monks in the fells around Whalley ...

Marcus decides to bring in some sheep in order to produce his favourite meat, lamb. A trip to his native Lancashire introduces him to the amazing Lonk sheep, who are famed for their delicious meat.

“My son, Chris junior, got a call from a local saying there was a dead sheep at Pob Green, Diggle. “But when he got to the site he discovered the head from one of our prized Lonk rams had been ...

The kitchen garden and orchard are flourishing, as are the chickens, pigs, longhorn cows and Lonk sheep that Marcus introduced to his East Sussex small holding last year. But despite the successes ...