The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep,
known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one
of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.
It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of
rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney
Boreray’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed of sheep, the Boreray,
and one of the few surviving examples of primitive sheep in northern Europe.
As her knowledge of this rarest of heritage breeds grew, she took the bold step
to uproot her quiet suburban life in Newcastle and relocate to Orkney,
embarking on a new adventure and life as farmer and shepherd.
Jane was astonished to find that she was the sole custodian of this lost flock in
the world, and so she began investigating their mysterious and ancient
history, tracking down the origins of the Boreray breed and its significance to
Scotland’s natural heritage. |