Derwent Flock

Derwent Flock Breeding quality registered pedigree rare and native breeds including Shetland,Teeswater, Clun Forest

The flock is owned and managed by three generations of our family. Dancing Gate Farm is home to the Derwent Flock and is situated in beautiful, peaceful surroundings in the Lake District below the Skiddaw range, just before the Dodd Wood area, about two miles from Keswick town centre. It has magnificent views towards the Grizedale and Causey Pike ranges, Newlands valley, Borrowdale, Cat Bells,

Walla Crag and the Helvellyn range. Our sheep graze on a mixture of lush pasture and marshy fen that make up the flood plain for the river Derwent as it flows from Derwentwater to Bassenthwaite. The Derwent Flock share the farm with Sue and Kev’s commercial sheep and cattle.

Derwent Valley Jacobs are doing a great job this year - 10 week old ram lamb out of a homebred gimmer
27/05/2026

Derwent Valley Jacobs are doing a great job this year - 10 week old ram lamb out of a homebred gimmer

26/05/2026

He's absolutely right about them being amazing sheep, been breeding them out of our Shetlands now for four years and can't fault them. Ours mostly have twins, lambed and suckled before you can blink, great mothers and lambs grow on really well 👏👏

Results from Northumberland County show - Primitive sectionRam class: Niko of Derwent 1stRam lamb: 4thEwe: Melinda of De...
23/05/2026

Results from Northumberland County show - Primitive section
Ram class: Niko of Derwent 1st
Ram lamb: 4th
Ewe: Melinda of Derwent 1st
Group of 3: Niko, Melinda and Melinda's ewe lamb - Reserve Best group of 3

Congratulations to Lynne White and David - the Ashby flock took 1st place ram lamb,, 1st place shearling ewe with Ashby Sugar and Best group of 3 (Shearling ram Ashby Spice, ewe Ashby Quaver and Sugar) plus several other placings, and Ashby Sugar was overall Champion.

The classes were very well supported with 6 exhibitors showing Shetlands, Hebrideans, Manx loaghtan and Icelandic sheep.

Today we're flying the Shetland flag in the Primitive sheep section at Northumberland County Show - say hello if you're ...
23/05/2026

Today we're flying the Shetland flag in the Primitive sheep section at Northumberland County Show - say hello if you're there 👋

And we're done 🎉🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️(and yes, Cleo has had a woopsie baby, but better than no baby 🥰)
17/05/2026

And we're done 🎉🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️
(and yes, Cleo has had a woopsie baby, but better than no baby 🥰)

Remember Norman, our Lleyn tup lamb purchased last autumn?He's really grown on well and now standing head and shoulders ...
16/05/2026

Remember Norman, our Lleyn tup lamb purchased last autumn?
He's really grown on well and now standing head and shoulders above all his Shetland yearling mates! Some cracking lambs too out of both Shetland ewes and our commercial hoggs

15/05/2026

Native sheep breed fleeces protecting our newly planted native species hedgerows on the farm - Herdwick, Ryelands, Jacob, Clun forest, Shetland, Teeswater, Black Wensleydale, Cheviot and Torwen Welsh mountain fleece all doing their bit to help with w**d suppression and moisture retention while the plants establish. We planted around 1000m, some 6000 plants, during the last 6 months and these will provide much needed shelter belts for livestock, wildlife corridors for smaller mammals and insects, food and pollen for birds and bees and also help in preventing run off during very wet periods.

Teeswater shearling rams - those fleeces 😍😍And the sheep underneath them are pretty good too 💪 drop me a message if you'...
11/05/2026

Teeswater shearling rams - those fleeces 😍😍
And the sheep underneath them are pretty good too 💪 drop me a message if you're looking for a new Longwool tup this summer. Black Wensleydale shearling also available
All pedigree sheep breed society registered.

10/05/2026

Cattle kinda happy to be on their way to their summer grazing - it's been a long winter!

Our last Shetland lamb of the year was making sure he didn't get lost in the crowds
05/05/2026

Our last Shetland lamb of the year was making sure he didn't get lost in the crowds

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Keswick
CA124PY

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01768774971

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