The Lost Flock

Jane Cooper

'A windswept love letter to Scotland's heritage sheep and to the Orkney farming community too.' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland's wildest islands to save them. It was Jane Cooper's passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the 'Orkney Borerary' - a unique group within the UK's rarest breed of sheep, the Boreray, and one of the few surviving examples of primitive sheep in northern Europe. As her knowledge of this rarest of heritage breeds grew, she took the bold step to uproot her quiet suburban life in Newcastle and relocate to Orkney, embarking on a new adventure and life as farmer and shepherd. Jane was astonished to find that she was the sole custodian of this lost flock

Author(s): Cooper, Jane
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 02/09/2025
Pagination: 224 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Chelsea Green Publishing
Published By: Chelsea Green Publishing
Book Classification: Textiles & fibres|Animals & society|Rural communities|Rural communities|Animal breeding|Wildlife: mammals: general interest|Farm & working animals: general interest|Sustainable agriculture|Animal husbandry|Animal life stories|Wildlife: general interest|Smallholdings|Smallholdings|Nature & the natural world: general interest|Agriculture & farming
Dimensions: 197x127
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781915294593