Cumbrian farming couple make their mark with Clun Forest breed

While relatively new to the Clun Forest breed, one farming couple have already made their mark in the showring, while also making the breed pay its way at home on the farm

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 7 min read
Paul and Lydia Murray, farm across 13ha (33 acres) at Ellonby Hall, near Penrith in Cumbria.
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Paul and Lydia Murray, farm across 13ha (33 acres) at Ellonby Hall, near Penrith in Cumbria.

Farming across 13 hectares (33 acres) at Ellonby Hall near Penrith, Cumbria, Paul (31) and Lydia Murray (29) - together with their two-year-old daughter Edith - run a mixed sheep and beef enterprise, while...

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