Government Organisations
Animal Health and Plant Agency
Contact your local Field Service office (animal health) to obtain your flock number.
Animal Reporting and Movement Service (ARAMS)
The online for reporting the movement of sheep within England.
The Rural Payments Agency
Contact the RPA to obtain a holding (CPH) number. You need to do this by phone (03000 200 301) - you cannot do this online.
National Organisations
British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association
For those interested in coloured sheep or wool
British Wool Marketing Board
The organisation that collects, grades and pays you for your wool. You are obliged to register with the British Wool Marketing Board if you own more than 4 sheep.
AHDB Beef & Lamb - The Organisation for the English beef and sheep industry
Provides an excellent range of downloadable booklets on sheep husbandry as part of the Better Returns Programme (BRP)
National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS)
For a range of online training modules and webinars on important aspects of sheep health. They also produce a monthly parasite forecast.
National Fallen Stock Company
National Service for the collection and disposal of fallen stock.
NOAH Compendium of Animal Medicines
The National Office of Animal Health provides an online database of animal licenced animal medication including use, dosage, contra-indications and withdrawal times.
National Sheep Association (NSA)
National Organisation representing the interests of sheep farmers
Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST)
National charity dedicated to saving Britain’s native far livesstock. Many Small Shepherds Club members keep native or rare breed sheep.
The Sheep Trust
Dedicated to protecting heritage sheep breeds, particularly those traditionally farmed.
Local Services
Abattoirs
Down Land Traditional Meats (no website)
01273 495171
Henfield, West Sussex
Ockwells Meat Company (part of Newmans Abattoir, formerly known as Turners)
Farnborough, Hampshire
Knackers
Harry Hawkins
Cowfold, West Sussex
P. and R. Stevens
07789 981808 or 07584 170393 or philstevens61@msn.com
Aldershot, Hampshire
J. H. Watson & Son
Swanmore, Hampshire
If livestock dies on your farm, burial or burning is not permitted. You must arrange for them (including stillborn animals) to be transported to or collected by an approved knacker. Hunt kennels will also collect fallen stock. For more information or to locate an approved knacker or hunt kennel local to you, contact your local Animal Health Office. Alternatively register with the National Fallen Stock Company.
Livestock Vets
These are primarily dedicated farm animal practices. One or two of them are mixed practices (i.e. small and large animal).
Livestock Partnership
Hampshire and West Sussex - 01403 700992
The Livestock Clinic
Surrey, Sussex and into Kent, Hampshire and Berkshire - 07912 281994
Fairfield House Vets
East Sussex, parts of West Sussex and Kent - 01825 764268
Sarum Farm Vets
Wiltshire, Dorset, Hamphire - info@sarumfarmvets.co.uk
Westpoint Veterinary Group
Ashford, Kent; Heathfield, East Sussex; Horsham, West Sussex;
Sevenoaks, Kent; Winchester, Hampshire
White Mill Veterinary Centre
All of East Kent - 01304 611999
Friends of the Club
Brinsbury Campus of Chichester College
Pulborough, West Sussex
Land based studies, agricultural, farm and livestock management courses
The Little Grey Sheep
Hook, Hampshire
Small family farm producing hand dyed high quality knitting and weaving yarns. Also courses on preparing a fleece for spinning, drop spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting and felting.
Merrist Wood College
Guildord, Surrey
Small Scale Farming modules feature among its Animal Management courses
Southdown Sheep Society
Breed society for the promotion and registration of Southdown sheep