The lost flock : rare wool, wild isles and one woman's journey to save Scotland's original sheep / Jane Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Jane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sheep--Breeding.

Sheep.

Sheep farming--Scotland--Orkney.

Sheep farming.

Wool.

Orkney (Scotland).

Scotland--Orkney.

Physical Description:

214 pages, 8 numbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; White River Junction, Vermont, USA : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

"It was Jane Cooper's passion for knitting that led her to search for rare-breed sheep and their distinctive wool. When she found a 'lost flock' of Boreray sheep--the UK's rarest breed of sheep--it ignited a quest that would ultimately change her life. Uprooting her suburban existence in Newcastle, she embarked on a new adventure as a farmer and shepherd in the faraway Orkney Islands. There, to her astonishment, Jane realized she was the sole custodian of the last remnants of a unique group of Boreray sheep, which then became her Orkney Boreray flock. She began investigating its mysterious and ancient history, tracking down the origins of the breed, its significance to Scotland's natural heritage, and the importance of protecting the Orkney Boreray from extinction" -- from publisher.

Contents:

Start of it all

Power of Viking wool

Too good to castrate

First, catch your sheep

Custodian of the genes

Dark times

Hope for the future

Finding my flock

Heritage found

Timeline of the Boreray Sheep

Orkney Boreray flocks today

For knitters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212).

ISBN:

9781915294395

1915294398

9781915294135

1915294134

OCLC:

1401159438