Full Product Details
Author: Geoff Brown
Publisher: Hayloft Publishing
Imprint: Hayloft Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.472kg
ISBN: 9781904524656
ISBN 10: 1904524656
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 30 June 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Geoff Brown's intimate knowledge and long experience of the Lake District, combined with his compelling narrative style, has resulted in a work that is much more than a breed monograph, and will set a benchmark for future breed historians. He is immersed in the history and heritage of both the Lake District and its iconic local sheep, the Herdwick. His knowledge of moorland sheep in their geographical, economic and political context, has enabled him to weave a remarkable breed history into the tapestry of a distinctive cultural landscape, and to define the people who have maintained a vibrant working community in the Herdwicks' country. (Lawrence Alderson, founder of Rare Breeds International and Rare Breeds Survival Trust) How could anyone write a whole book about one type of sheep? Geoff Brown, ex Secretary of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association has written what must be the most comprehensive and well referenced guide to Herdwick sheep ever written. The book covers the origins and development of Herdwicks and their management, a breed possibly introduced by the Vikings, and probably the hardiest type of fell sheep in the country. About much more than just a sheep, the book explains how the Herdwick has been central to the creation of the Lake District National Park, its role in the cultural heritage of the area, and its contribution to the Lakeland landscape all love and know today. It also examines the recent challenges and what the future may hold for Herdwicks. Not just for farmers, this is for anyone with an interest in the Lake District and its development over time. Its only omission is a glossary to help non-farmers understand such delightful words as wethers, hoggs, shearlings and twinters. (Friends of the Lake District magazine)
Author Information
Geoff Brown has had a long-standing interest in Herdwick sheep-keeping and was Secretary of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association between 1990 and 2008. From the early 1980s until recently, he kept a flock of Herdwick sheep in the English Lake District. He was joint compiler of the Lakeland Shepherd's Guide of 1985. He has had a career in adult education and rural development and managed the Cumbria Fells and Dales LEADER II and LEADER + rural development programmes from 1996 to 2008. He is now Rural Programme Manager with the Carnegie UK Trust.
