White Faced Woodland

A rare hill breed from the borders between Yorkshire, Derbyshire & Cheshire. Also known as the Penistone sheep.

They have a fine white fleece, which is quite short for a British hill breed The faces are broad and white, free from black markings. Both sexes are horned, with the males being very heavily spiralled. The tail is long and muscular, and legs and feet white. Woodlands have a large, strong boned frame, which is long in the body. They are one of the largest hill breeds with mature ewes weighing over 60kg and rams 130kg. They are widely used to cross with hill ewes to impart size and vigour.

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