From her smallholding in the heart of West Somerset, Bec Briar spins wool from her own flock of sheep and hand-weaves it into beautiful blankets and scarves

TUPPING HAS begun here, and the Ballachly white sheeps are busy making our next season’s lambs. It’s hot and heavy in that field! Think nightclub, 3am, “Hello my darling!”, a quick knee trembler round

HELEN PERCY is a shepherdess in the Perthshire farming community. She finds herself in this peaceful line of work after a tough past as a Church of Scotland minister, but this drastic change of scener

A producer makes a new mark on the history books, and first-timers impress at this most prestigious native celebration

A SHETLANDER born and bred, Alison Rendall has been knitting since she was very young, and she has shared a lifetime of knitting experience in her new book, Fair Isle Knitting Tradition (Landauer Publ

Interested in keeping sheep on your smallholding? Dudley Edmunds looks at the practical steps needed to turn your dream into a reality