Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Recognised UK breed societies approved or recognised for maintaining or establishing a flock-book for the ovine species Member State List of breed societies, recognised by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 4(3), and competent authorities carrying out Version United Kingdom breeding programmes on purebred breeding animals of the ovine species as referred to in Article 7(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 13/12/2018 2016/1012 1 2 3 4 5 6 Breed society or competent authority Breeding programme (1) Suspension, withdrawal and time limitation — Name of breed — Date of withdrawal of recognition as — Name of breed society/competent covered by approved Geographical territory of Derogations (3) Date of approval of breeding breed society (4) authority breeding programme each approved breeding programme (dd.mm.yyyy) — Date of suspension or withdrawal of — Contact details — Web-access to programme approval of breeding programme (4) — — Date of recognition of breed society information on breeding Date until the approval of breeding programme(s) (2) programme is timely limited (4) Beltex Sheep Society Beltex Sheep England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/11/2018 - Lane Farmhouse Northern Ireland Crooklands Milnthorpe Cumbria LA7 7NH Tel: 015395 67973 Mobile: 015395 67973 [email protected] www.beltex.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association Blackface Sheep United Kingdom - 01/02/1991 - Woodhead of Mailer Perth Perthshire PH2 0QA Tel/Fax: 0173 8634 018 Mobile: 077 6882 0405 [email protected] www.Scottish-blackface.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/02/1991 Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Breeders’ Black Welsh Mountain United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Association Sheep Ty'n y Mynydd Boduan Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 8PZ Tel: 07511 653715 [email protected] www.blackwelshmountain.org.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Border Leicester Sheep Breeders Border Leicester Sheep United Kingdom - 01/02/1991 - Carton Croft Dalbeattie DG5 4NH Tel: 0155 6660 155 Mobile: 079 0285 5440 [email protected] www.borderleicesters.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/02/1991 British Berrichon Sheep Society Berrichon Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Tregwynt Three Ashes Hereford HR2 8LY Tel/Fax: 0198 9770 071 [email protected] www.berrichonsociety.com Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 British Bleu De Maine Sheep Society Bleu Du Maine Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Longwood Farm Trostery Usk Monmouthshire NP15 1LA Tel: 0129 1673 816 Fax: 0129 1673 889 [email protected] www.bleudumaine.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 British Charollais Sheep Society Charollais Sheep England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/03/2016 - Youngmans Road Northern Ireland Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0RR Tel: 0195 3603 335 [email protected] http://www.charollaissheep.com/ Date of recognition: 01/03/2016 British Friesland Sheep Society British Friesland Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Weir Park Farm Waterwell Lane Christow Exeter EX6 7PB Tel: 0164 7252 549 [email protected] Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 British Polwarth Sheep Breeders Polwarth Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Association Painswick Lodge Painswick Gloucestershire GL6 6UA Tel/Fax: 0145 2813 433 [email protected] Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 British Rouge Sheep Society Ltd British Rouge Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - 2 Wood Cottages Newmachar Aberdeen AB21 0UE Tel: +44 (0)1651 862920 [email protected] http://www.rouge-society.co.uk/ Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Cheviot Sheep Society Cheviot Sheep United Kingdom - 01/02/1991 - Carlenrig Farm Teviothead Hawick Scotland TD9 0LH Tel: 0145 0850 218 [email protected] www.cheviotsheep.org Date of recognition: 01/02/1991 Cotswold Sheep Society Cotswold Sheep England, Wales - 01/11/2018 - 47 King Georges Field Stow on the Wold Gloucestershire GL54 1AS Tel: 01451 830461 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.cotswoldsheepsociety.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Dartmoor Sheep Breeders Association Greyface Dartmoor Sheep United Kingdom - 04/01/2019 - (DSBA) Meads Farm Harford Ivybridge Devon PL21 0JQ [email protected] https://greyface-dartmoor.org.uk/ Date of recognition: 04/01/2019 Devon Closewool Sheep Breeders’ Society Devon Closewool Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - School Farm East Down Barnstaple Devon EX31 4LX Tel: 0127 1850 298 [email protected] http://devonclosewool.com/ Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Dorset Down Sheep Breeders’ Association Dorset Down Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Havett Farm Dobwalls Liskeard Cornwall PL14 6HB Tel: 0157 9320 273 [email protected] www.Dorsetdownsheep.org.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Dorset Horn Poll England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/01/2015 - Breeders’ Association Dorset Northern Ireland Agriculture House Acland Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1EF Tel: 0130 5262 126 [email protected] http://www.dorsetsheep.org.uk/ Date of recognition: 01/01/2015 Dutch Spotted Sheep UK Dutch Spotted Sheep United Kingdom - 28/07/2017 - Riddings Farm Reeth Richmond North Yorkshire DL11 6UR Tel: 07958 540749 [email protected] https://www.dutchspottedsheep.co.uk/ Date of recognition: 28/07/2017 Exmoor Horn Sheep Breeders Society Exmoor Horn Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Cornercott Oldways End East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JQ Tel: 0139 8341 372 Mobile: 079 7705 8141 [email protected] www.exmoorhornbreeders.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders’ Hampshire Down Sheep England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/11/2018 - Association Northern Ireland Plan Farm Kingarth Isle of Bute PA20 9LX Tel: 0170 0831 652 [email protected] www.Hampshiredown.org.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Hebridean Sheep Society Hebridean Sheep United Kingdom - 01/10/2017 - Knox Mill Harrogate HG3 2AE Mobile: 077 1780 3037 [email protected] www.hebrideansheep.org.uk Date of recognition: 01/10/2017 Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association Herdwick Sheep United Kingdom - 01/01/2015 - Howe Cottage Seascale Cumbria CA20 1NP Tel: 077 0275 1477 [email protected] http://www.herdwick-sheep.com/ Date of recognition: 01/01/2015 Jacob Sheep Society Jacob Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Camster Fold Aston Stafford ST18 9LJ Tel: 01785 282818 [email protected] www.jacobsheepsociety.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Leicester Longwool United Kingdom - 01/10/2015 - Association Sheep Berkeley House 8 Magdalan Close Kelby Syresham Northamptonshire NN13 5YF Tel: 01280 850206 [email protected] http://www.llsba.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/10/2015 Lincoln Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Lincoln Longwool Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Association The Lincolnshire Showground Grange De Lings Lincoln LN2 2NA Tel: 0152 2568 660 [email protected] http://www.lincolnlongwools.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Llanwenog Sheep Society Llanwenog Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Neuaddlwyd Uchaf Ciliau Aeron Aberaeron Ceredigion SA48 7RE Tel: 0154 5570 501 [email protected] http://llanwenog-sheep.co.uk/ Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Lleyn Sheep Society Lleyn Sheep United Kingdom - 29/11/2018 - Gwyndy Bryncroes, Sarn Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 8ET Tel: 01758 720684 Email: [email protected] https://www.lleynsheep.com/ Date of recognition: 29/11/2018 North Country Cheviot Sheep Society North Country Cheviot United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Alandale (NCC) Sheep Kirkby Thore Penrith Cumbria CA10 1UE Tel: 017683 62893 Mob: 07834817710 Email: [email protected] www.NC-Cheviot.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Oxford Down Sheep Breeders Oxford Down Sheep England, Wales, - 06/11/1996 - Association Scotland, Northern Northfield Ireland School Lane Bronington Whitchurch Shropshire SY13 3HN Tel: 075 2799 1776 [email protected] http://www.oxforddownsheep.org.uk/ Date of recognition: 06/11/1996 Rare Breeds Survival Trust Boreray, United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - Stoneleigh Park Castlemilk Nr Kenilworth Moorit, Warwickshire Manx CV8 2LG Loaghtan, Tel: 0247 6696 551 Norfolk Fax: 0247 6696 706 Horn, [email protected] North www.RBST.org.uk Ronaldsay, Portland, Soay, Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Whitefaced Woodland Rough Fell Sheep Breeders’ Association Rough Fell Sheep United Kingdom - 01/11/2018 - 7 Pastures Green Patrick Brompton Bedale DL8 1LE Tel: 0153 9623 256 / 079 7914 2809 [email protected] http://www.roughfellsheep.com Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Ryeland Flock Book Society Ryeland Sheep United Kingdom - 01/06/2012 - Ty’n y Mynydd Farm Boduan Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 8PZ Tel: 00 4417 5872 1898 [email protected] www.ryelandfbs.com Date of recognition: 01/06/2012 Shropshire Sheep Breeders Association Shropshire Sheep England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/11/2018 - 1 Dam Lane Northern Ireland Croft Cheshire WA3 7HE Tel: 01925 765304 [email protected] www.shropshire-sheep.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Southdown Sheep Society Southdown Sheep England, Wales, Scotland, - 01/11/2018 - Meens Farm Northern Ireland Capps Lane All Saints Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0PD Tel: 0198 6782 251 Fax: 0198 6782 416 [email protected] www.southdownsheepsociety.co.uk Date of recognition: 01/11/2018 Suffolk Sheep Society Suffolk Sheep England, Scotland, Wales, - 01/11/2018 - Unit 19, Ballymena Business