Meanwhile, Dalefoot (dalefootcomposts.co.uk), a Lake District sheep farm ... which mixes sheep’s wool with bracken – so using two local ‘waste’ products to produce a lovely compost ...

Completed products are sold via the Lake District Tweed website. Farmers receive an above the market price for their wool and a profit share from sales of the tweeds and throws. Haworth Scouring ...

These products are helping gardeners cut down ... blending wool with bracken on their farm in the Lake District. The wool in their compost improves the water holding capabilities, something ...

Rob Clark said sheep fleeces have been used for hundreds of years A Lake District fell path has been restored using an ancient fix with sheep's wool. Volunteers restored part of the path at Angle ...

As they age their coats become a mesh of greys, browns, blacks and whites creating that distinctive hue that wows many a Lake District visitor. Their wool is thick and wiry, like a scouring pad ...

The Herdwick breed of sheep, home to the Lake District in England, are tough. Their fleece feels like steel wool, they survive on forage and it's bred into the animal to know which mountains are ...