2022
All our sheep are MV Accredited, so available for sale to other MV Accredited flock as well as Non Accredited.
This year all our lambs are by Strata ZigZig who was Champion Ryeland at the 2019 Malvern Autumn Lamb Show. We had a fantastic lambing last year and all of his daughters were sold. We have retained one ramb lamb Oakberrow Classic. Please get in touch if interested, you will not be disappointed. email dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com or 07971675162
AMAZING NEWS - Our first export of Ryelands took place this month. Three ewe lambs (sire Strata Zigzag out of Oakberrow ewes) and our ram Oakberrow Braveheart have gone to join Karen Nicholson's flock in Co.Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE that in the 2021 Ryeland Flock Competition we were first with Retained Ram Lambs - Oakberrow Bonanza and Oakberrow Braveheart.
Lambing will commence in February and we have used Strata Zigzag on all our ewes. We were really impressed with hislambs last year giving us good type, conformation and growth rate. The above boys were sired by him. If interested in purchasing some quality lambs and learning more about the predigrees, do get in touch.
A small starter flock or can be sold separately - breeding ewes and unrelated ram
Please contact us to have your name included and the opportunity to purchase quality pedigree stock.
email dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com or phone 01531 640102/07971675162
SOLD -
2017 show results -
The Ryelands have not been to many shows this year but have been doing OK. Monmouth Show Oakberrow Winston was Reserve Male Champion and the Oakberrow threesome one the Group.
Coloured Ryelands have been doing well with Bachebrook Willie Wonka gaining 2nd at RWAS Smallholders, 3rd at Shropshire County and 5th at Royal Three Counties Show, 2nd at Royal Bath and WEst and on the group of 3.
Our new star Coddington Xcel ( our first registered coloured) won at Shropshire County and Reserve Male Champion, 1st at Royal Bath and West and part of the winning group of 3, 2nd at Royal Three Counties.
Show Results for 2015 -
RWAS Smallholders - Judge Mr John Reed
Oakberrow Thunder - 3rd and Minton Untouchable 5th
Shropshire County Show - Judge Mrs Pam Bateman
Oakberrow Thunder - Breed and Male Champion
Shearling Ewe - Female Champion and Reserve Champion also 1st Wool on the Hoof
Group of Three - 1st
Oakberrow Villain - 4th ram lamb, Ewe lamb 3rd
Bromyard Gala - Judge Mr Tim Ward
Minton Untouchable - 2nd Ram any age
Oakberrow Vandal - 4th Ram lamb
Breeding ewe 2nd, Shearling ewe 5th, Ewe lambs 2nd and 3rd, Group of 3 - 2nd
Tenbury Show - National Ryeland Show
Judge Ryelands - Mr P Titley Coloureds -Mr R Wear
Breeding Ewe 3rd, Oakberrow Vandal and Ewe lamb 6th pair of lambs and Shearling Ewe 3rd Wool on the Hoof.
Coloureds -
Oakberrow Vinnie - 5th Ram Lamb and Veronica - 4th Ewe lamb
Burwarton Show -
Ryelands judge - Mr Matthew Pink Coloureds Mrs Carol Bateman
Group of 3 - 4th
Oakberrow Thunder - 2nd, Minton Untouchable - 4th, Oakberrow Vandal - 5th
Breeding Ewe - 1st, Shearling Ewe 5th and ewe lamb 2nd
Coloureds -
Oakberrow Vinnie - 6th Ram Lamb and Veronica 1st and Reserve Breed Champion
Angelsey Show - Judge Mr Julian Wright
Oakberrow Thunder - 2nd, Oakberrow Vandal 4th, Shearling Ewe 2nd, Ewe Lamb 3rd
Llyswen Show -
Ryelands - Laura Howell
Oakberrow Thunder - 1st and Reserve Champion, Oakberrow Vandal 3rd, Breeding Ewe and Ewe lamb 3rd
Group of 3 - 2nd
Monmouth Show - Judge Mr Rhys Morgan
Oakberrow Thunder - 4th, Oakberrow Vince - 4th, Breeding Ewe 2nd, Ewe Lamb 2nd, Group of 3 - 3rd
A BRILLIANT END TO THE SHOWING SEASON
Moreton Show - Judge Mr Clifford Freeman
Oakberrow Thunder - RESERVE NATIVE INTERBREED CHAMPION also together with breeding ewe
RESERVE INTERBREED PAIRS CHAMPIONS IN SHOW.
Oakberrow Vince - 3rd, Breeding Ewe 1st, Ewe Lamb - 1st
Show results for 2014 -
Shropshire County show - judge Andy McVicar - Male Champion and Reserve Breed Champion with Oakberrow Piniot Grigio, also won Champion Wool on the Hoof with our shearling ewe.
Bromyard Gala - judge Carol Bateman - Won shearling ram with Oakberrow Thunder, second with our Shearling ewe and also won the group of 3.
Royal Welsh - judge William Laurie - Dolwen Noble 3rd in Senior ram
Tenbury Show - judge John Reed - 2nd in old ram class with Oakberow Piniot Grigio, 5th with shearling ewe and 2nd with Ewe lamb
Moreton Show - judge Steve Bradbury - Champion ryeland with Dolwen Noble, 2nd with ewe lamb.
Monmouth Show - judge Cerys Jones - Champion ryeland Dolwen Noble, 1st and reserve female champion with ewe lamb, also group of 3.
See Stock for Sale page
Ryeland Sheep -
Ryelands are one of the oldest breeds in this country, originating at Leominster, grazing the Rye meadows. The wool from the Ryeland Sheep was called the Lemster Ore and is very valuable.
Today, Ryelands are an ideal smallholders sheep, easy to handle, docile, easy lambers, have no footrot, good growth rate and are good to eat. Ryeland Flock Book Society Ltd for further information.
Oakberrow lines
Incorporate pedigrees from the top flocks in the country with some very old bloodlines –
Valley, Catherton, Pembroke, Keepings, Ruslin and Dolwen. We lamb 35 ewes who this year have gone to a variety of our rams.
Female lines recently purchased from the old Ashford Flock of Bob Webb and Rochford flock of Brenda and John McCaull as well as from the Welsh breeders Russell Howell (Mansel flock) and David Lewis (Narbeth flock)
Rams used this year are Oakberrow Half a Chance whose sire is Pembroke Deputy and dam is a ewe from Mrs Hipps by Ruslin Liberty.
OAKBERROW PINIOT GRIGIOJuggis Laser whose sire is Rushock Dominic and dam is a ewe who goes back to Mansel Zodiac. Meadowvale Nimrod whose sire is Keepings Costas and a Strathore dam. Oakberrow Not Ewe Again whose sire is Ruslin Kanto and dam whose sire is by Glyncroft Toby. Oakberrow Piniot Grigio whose sire is Juggis Laser and dam homebred by Keepings Costas
We delight in showing our sheep and see this as a way of always improving the stock. Our lambs which go to market make good prices and when slaughtered we have received some really good grades with U, and R, 3L.
In 2011 we had a great time in the show world winning many top awards carrying on from the success we had in 2010 in particular with our ewe lamb whose sire was Ruslin Kanto. This year - before injury - Oakberrow Not Ewe Again - won a strong shearling ram class at the Royal Bath and West and his flock mate Juggis Laser won Reserve Inter Breed Champion Wool the Hoof.
We believe in Ryeland Sheep and feel that the Oakberrow flock can make its mark not only in the show world but also in the commercial world and our sheep are bred with both of those ambitions in mind.
This year we have ran on a quantity of ewe lambs who will make excellent investment for the future for those either starting off or have established flocks. There will not be any other flock who has made such an investment to capsulate the top lines within their pedigrees.
Rams used for 2014 lambing
Dolwen Noble - sire Ruslin Kilroy Dolwen Ryelands
Oakberrow Piniot Grigio - sire Juggis Laser
Huntsmoor Sturridge
Oakberrow Tornado
Merrwvale Sherriff