Where are they now
  Fell sheep roam free on the open fells. The sheep belonging to Tarn House,
including adopted sheep, live on the fells of Flass and Wild Boar. You
can see exactly where they are by looking up the following grid references
on an Ordnance Survey map.
| Flass Fell |
Grid reference 750025 |
| Wild Boar |
Grid reference 758988 |
 Should you be fortunate enough to visit this beautiful part of the world
you may like to see the fells on which the adopted sheep live. All adopted
sheep belong to the hefted flocks of Tarn House, Flass and Low Stennerskeugh
Farms and will bear one of the marks described elsewhere on this web site.
 On this page we keep you informed about what happens to fell sheep throughout
their lives. We don't record the lives of individual sheep but we do explain
what happens to our flocks during some months of the year. The sheep do
not spend all their lives on the fells as you will see when you read about
their activities each month. This should help you understand something
about the life of a sheep on a Cumbrian hill farm.
Year 1
Year 2
| April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
| October |
November |
December |
January |
February |
March |
Locating our 3 flocks
  Tarn House has the grazing rights associated with three farms. These
are Tarn House, Flass and Low Stennerskeugh farms. Tarn House therefore
manages 3 flocks of sheep, one associated with each allocation of grazing
rights. Each flock lives on a different part of the Cumbrian fells. The
sheep in each flock instinctively remain on their fell and do not ewesually
wander away even though they are not fenced in.
Sheep that have an instinct
to stay in one area are said to be 'hefted'.
All Tarn House sheep are
hefted, either to Flass fell or Wild Boar fell as...
Tarn House flock - hefted to Flass fell
Flass farm flock - hefted to Flass fell
Low Stennerskeugh farm flock - hefted to Wild Board fell
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