The Southdown, in spite of its good looks, easy temperament and tasty meat, is primarily classified as a Terminal Sire Breed to be used by commercial farmers on their crossbred ewes to produce meaty lambs.

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The Southdown Sheep Society is pleased to confirm that the 2022 National Southdown Show will take place at the Royal Welsh Show which is scheduled to take place from 18th July to 21st July 2022.

Member Mark Robertson & Dr. Katy Leckie, now Mr & Mrs Robertson, married at Curds Hall Barn, Little Fransham in Norfolk on 25th September 2021.

I don’t want any other breeds to spoil the look of my mostly lovely Southdowns, but I have, for a long time, wondered about the potential of a Southdown on a Lleyn.

In July 2021, Patrick Goldsworthy took seven Southdown ram lambs on a day trip to Stratford upon Avon to be the first ever Britsh Southdowns to be CT scanned. The story board below explains the process and what was involved.

“Why is it that the one ewe with the most complicated lambing decides to lamb at 2am on Saturday, when you are already knackered after two other tricky lambings?” I asked myself at 2am one Saturday.

The Southdown sheep is one of the oldest UK sheep breeds and the Southdown Flock Book similarly boasts illustrious beginnings.

Southdown lambs have enjoyed unparralled success at this winter’s primestock fairs, taking the live lamb native championships at four events and leading the carcass classes at several too.

All sheep farmers in England, Scotland and Wales are invited to complete the Sheep Scab Survey 2021, whether or not you have experienced sheep scab in your flock before.