A Dartmoor Farmer’s Day | Early October
It’s now early October. Each day we check on all our animals to make sure they’re safe and fed. There are lambs to be fed and checked. We counted the rams to check they were all there and looking healthy. It will soon be tupping time when the rams to go to work so we’re […]
Hitching a lift!
Not sure where our cheeky peahens think they are going!
Shearing at Tor Royal Farm
Sheep grow thick wool coats which keep them warm and cosy in the winter. But in the summer they can get too hot unless their wool is shorn off. Dartmoor farmers go out to gather in their sheep off the moor each summer. At Tor Royal we have several trusty sheepdogs that help us. Once […]
Gathering sheep from the moor
Tor Royal sheep spend most of their lives living free on Dartmoor. They are leered to an area near the farm so the farmer always knows where to find them. Each year the new lambs are taught by their mother ewes the boundaries of where they live. At certain times of the year it is […]
