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My Girl loves our New Yorkshire Farm
It’s been a week since I moved on to the new farm in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Me and Skye my sheepdog have been busy over that time establishing where we can and can’t place livestock, When buying […]
In with a Bang.
The 5th of November is a history date in the farming calander as it’’s the start of the tupping season for many farmers. It’s an old proverb “in with a bang out like a fool”, so the thought is, bonfire […]
How important is a good sheepdog on your farm?
Today is the official first day of my 2023 lambing season. With the promise of good weather and some of my fields being boggy, I made a last minute decision to move ewe lambs across my farm and the pregnant […]
Tupping Time At Tessleymoor
I’m learning as I go as a first-time farmer. I like to follow tradition – what has worked for generations for other farmers is good enough for me. For example, with tupping time the saying goes: go in with a […]
New Hebridean Sheepdog Training Sheep – Tessleymoor Farm
Last week saw the addition of a further 10 sheepdog training sheep to my farm. Having used 5 Welsh sheep for sometime, they’d started to become almost robotic in their traits, when training a dog across them. Therefore I decided […]
Update on a busy few weeks on the farm
Despite my plan to bring more video content to my YouTube channel the last few weeks have been manic. So I thought it’d be easier to combine all the events into one video. We’ve erected around 2500 metres on new […]
New Ways To See What’s Happening At Tessleymoor Farm
I’m happy to launch a new and exciting way for you to see what’s happening at Tessleymoor Farm. Over recent years in my dog training business, there’s been a massive move to online training. Covid contributed to this with the […]
Learning Curve – Lambing 2022
Being a first time farmer everyday is a learning day. Like my dog training clients I’m always seeking advise and guidance from my friend in the farming community. Instagram is one social media platform that has a farming family that […]
Happy new year
What a year 2021 has been. It’s the year when I finally realised my dream of having my own farm. After months of lockdown and frustration, I decided to go for it and I haven’t looked back. As the year […]
Tessleymoor Farm – The Story So Far
Welcome to my new Tessleymoor Farm blog where I will be exclusively sharing updates from life on the farm. I will of course continue to blog on my dog training page and you can find blogs about the early days on […]