Hurrah! It’s Lambing time again here at Roves Farm. This is a highlight of our year, welcoming new life onto the farm.

Spend some time on our viewing walkway looking out over the lambing barn as the day’s action unfolds.  You may be lucky enough to see a lamb or two being born!  Our active lambing dates are:

24th – 26th January. Once all the lambs have arrived you can interact with them and their mum’s in our walk-in family pen from around 26th January. A truly unique experience not to be missed!

7th – 17th April. The ewes & lambs can be viewed easily from the walkway. Unfortunately these sheep cannot be interacted with.

We have two flocks here at Roves.  The first to lamb are the Poll Dorset ewes in January.  They are very calm and friendly and enjoy all the attention they get at lambing time. Visitors can walk among them and get up close to the lambs.  A unique and amazing experience!

Our second flock are the Continental-cross ewes, who lamb in April.  They are more nervous than the Poll Dorset breed so not so easy to make friends with! However, you can still view them and their lambs from the walkway.  Visitors can also help with bottle feeding some of the lambs when they are a few weeks old.

And of course, there will be all the usual fun on the farm with activities, indoor & outdoor play, tractor rides* (from Feb half term onwards, subject to ground conditions), Rugrats & Rascals sessions, meet & feed the animals & lots more.

*£2.00pp, under 3’s ride for free.

  • Smile for the camera!
  • A bundle of joy!
  • Just chilling...
  • New born twins.

Experience
Lambing

Knowledge on hand

Farmer Pippa and our team will be on hand to answer your questions and ensure you get the most out of your lambing experience.

Meet the lambs

Get up close to our new lambs and their mum’s in the walk-in family pen in the lambing barn. (During January only.)

Bottle feeding (April lambing)

Have a go at bottle feeding the lambs (April born lambs only). Please note this activity varies with each lambing, so will not always be possible.

(Photo credit: @exploreandlearnwithmum)

Family friendly

Our Poll Dorset ewe’s and lambs love all the attention, and our visitors enjoy it too!  A unique farm experience for all the family.  (January only.)

Knowledge on hand

Farmer Pippa and our team will be on hand to answer your questions and ensure you get the most out of your lambing experience.

Meet the lambs

Get up close to our new lambs and their mum’s in the walk-in family pen in the lambing barn. (During January only.)

Bottle feeding (April lambing)

Have a go at bottle feeding the lambs (April born lambs only). Please note this activity varies with each lambing, so will not always be possible.

(Photo credit: @exploreandlearnwithmum)

Family friendly

Our Poll Dorset ewe’s and lambs love all the attention, and our visitors enjoy it too!  A unique farm experience for all the family.  (January only.)

Our sheep graze the fields here at Roves Farm, under our solar panels and on neighbouring farmland year-round.  They only come under cover for lambing.

Lambing takes place in January and April each year in our large barn with viewing walkway. Breeds of ram used to tup the ewes are chosen carefully to ensure a high-quality meat product.

The smaller Poll Dorset flock lamb in January, and the main Continental-cross breeding ewes lamb in April. Lambing in January, early in the season, means that we have a year-round supply of home-reared, quality meat for our Farm Shop, Butchery & Café.

  • Hand prepared, fresh from our Butchery counter
  • From our fields to your fork