Wiltshire Horn sheep

The Wiltshire Horn sheep come from Wiltshire, and they have a special talent— they can shed their wool all by themselves in the spring! This means they don’t need to be sheared like most other sheep. Horned sheep became less popular in the 19th and 20th centuries and that meant less Wiltshire Horn sheep. But some breeders formed a Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society in 1923 to bring the sheep back from almost becoming extinct.

The sheep who didn’t like orchids

Besides shedding their wool, these clever sheep also helped protect wild orchids! In 2011, they were borrowed to graze near a railway, where they ate the bushes but carefully avoided the wild orchids and other plants. These sheep are great at looking after the land, too!