The Manx Loaghtan and Leicester Longwool have been placed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Watchlist 2025-2026, which highlights the threat of extinction facing these two breeds. The Manx ...

An Orkney farmer is part-funding her own abattoir so her rare breed Boreray sheep no longer have to be taken on a seven-hour ...

Alongside the Manx Loaghtan and Leicester Longwool sheep, RBST’s concerns are increasing for White Park cattle, Large Black pig and British Lop pig, the UK’s native goat and poultry breeds, as ...

Scotland’s native breeds are in the spotlight at this year’s Royal Highland Show. In a special series in the run-up to the show, Landward highlights some of the animals taking part.

The brown-coated, curly-horned sheep were originally bred in the 1920s by Sir John Buchanan-Jardine for his Castlemilk estate in Dumfriesshire. They are on the "at risk" list, with an estimated ...

A rare breed of sheep is at risk of dying out, animal experts have said. The Leicester Longwool has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's (RBST) priority category in its latest watchlist ...

Keynote speakers: Lynn Cassells – Co-owner of Lynbreck Croft in the Highlands, a regenerative farm with Highland cattle and native pigs. Lynn leads on conservation, marketing and finance. Jane Cooper ...

Rare sheep breed 'at risk of dying out' 27 April 2025 Jude Winter BBC News, East Midlands ...