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Sheep special: Lancashire family's passion for Dalesbred sheep spans four generations

With bloodlines dating back to the 1950s, the Dalesbred breed has been at the heart of the Dawson family's farming heritage for four generations

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 7 min read
Left to right: John, Emma, Linda, Katie and Michael Dawson.
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Left to right: John, Emma, Linda, Katie and Michael Dawson.

Situated in the Lancashire valley of Littledale, looking over to Morecambe Bay, is Field Head Farm, home to John and Linda Dawson and their two children, Katie, eight, and Emma, 10. Farmed together...

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