The TwoMills herds of Galloway Cattle are based in Pakenham, just outside Bury St Edmunds in a beautiful corner of West Suffolk. The prefix is derived from Pakenham village, the last in England to still boast a working windmill and a working watermill.
TwoMills have Belted Galloway, White Galloway and Riggit Galloway cattle grazed extensively and the majority live out year round, some come in for first calving observation or to comply with Higher Level Stewardship grazing agreements.
Galloway cattle are slow maturing native breeds of cattle with unique qualities that convert grass and forage to beef (and hide) in a sustainable way and are actively used by conservation partners to manage natural grassland for the benefit of wildlife and fragile ecosystems.
The Riggit Galloway programme is a true conservation project in its own right; seeking to breed red Riggit cattle, a near extinct colour type Galloway cattle.
We are always interested to hear from local conservation bodies and landowners who would appreciate the grazing and aesthetic benefits of the TwoMills herd and flock and by affording selected grazing can make a real contribution to this livestock conservation project.
GALLOWAYS
Belted Galloway
Red or black
Solid red or black (GCS)
Riggit
Red or black
Sheep
TwoMills keep a small flock of Roussin sheep.
A French compact breed reknowned for easy lambing, strong maternal traits and a commercial shapely lamb with defined higher gigot muscling
Roussin de la Hague sheep originate from Normandy in France around the 18th Century. Today’s Roussins are a result of the development of the breed in the 1920s with the introduction of Dishley Leicester, Suffolk and Southdown blood to increase size and conformation. In France, the Roussin are grass fed sheep and do well in the oceanic climate of the ‘de la Hague’ region