British Wool
British Wool
British Wool … From wild landscapes to wonderful , strong wool
A hilltop , a cold North wind , perhaps even a little too much rain … these are the perfect growing conditions for the world ’ s strongest wool for carpet , and they are found in Great Britain . Sheep graze freely all over this small country famed for its changeable weather , and as the land alters from lowland to mountainside , so do the sheep . You will barely walk a mile without seeing a different breed .
There are actually more than 60 sheep breeds , making Britain unique in its diverse offering of wool . The UK ’ s 40,000 sheep farmers will usually run the same breeds for generations — a legacy that will go from father to son over the course of time .
Top right : Welsh Mountain sheep ; above : Blackface ewe with lambs .
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