Lake District — Old Varieties

Celebrating and remembering old fruit and vegetable varieties

Fences to protect rare juniper woodland

March 30, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Government permission is being sought for plans to regenerate two areas of native juniper woodland in the Cumbrian Lake District. The proposed …
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Herdwick Sheep

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July 5, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

The Herdwick sheep is the native breed of the central and western Cumbrian Lake District. Thought to be introduced by Norse-Irish settlers in the …
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Fences to protect rare juniper woodland

Herdwick Sheep

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