Our lamb
Our heritage breed lamb ... from the South West Peak District
Something special .... raised naturally
Troutsdale Farm Shropshire Breed lamb
A taste of the South West Peak District - from our farm to your plate
Heritage Breed
The 'Shropshire Breed' of sheep originates from the hills of North Staffordshire and Shropshire in the mid 1800's and has THE oldest pedigree flock book society in the UK .... we're bringing the breed back home!
Pasture Fed
Our sheep graze our pasture grasslands on the South West Peak District - simple - we only feed extra IF the season and the animal requires it - but most of our lamb is reared just on grass
Slow grown
Our lamb .... is slow grown, at its natural pace, and is only 'ready when it is ready'
Our lamb
Thank your for supporting our traditional heritage breed flock ....
- Pedigree Shropshire Breed Flock
- Pasture Fed
- Traditionally reared and slow grown
- From the hills of the Staffordshire South West Peak District
- Lamb boxes abailable for your fridge or freezer
Troutsdale Mature lamb - half lamb box
Slower maturing lambs often in their second summer (sometimes known as hoggets)
We believe this is the best you can get – slowly matured, full of good flavour and size.
This half a lamb box generally contains:-
- 2 half legs of lamb
- 2 half shoulders
- Lamb chops
- Breast - rolled and boned (OR Minced)
- Hock joints (or sometimes minced)
- Bones (if you would like them)
- Liver included if available
Generally Available:
January/February through to June/July/Aug - but this can vary depending on seasons - so please message us to be put on the email list and we can let you know when it is ready
(Insulated box delivery by courier - next day - £15
Troutsdale Lamb - half lamb box
Our lambs graze the wildflower meadows and surrounding pastures here at Troutsdale Farm all summer, with some reaching maturity in the autumn.
This half a lamb box generally contains:-
- 2 half legs of lamb
- 2 half or Whole shoulder (boned and rolled)
- Lamb chops
- Breast boned & rolled (OR Minced)
- Hock joints (or sometimes minced)
- Bones
Generally Available:
July – December onwards
but this can vary depending on seasons - so please message us to be put on the email list and we can let you know when it is ready
(Insulated box delivery by courier - next day - £20
Mutton
We are pleased to now be able to offer Mutton ... and hugely proud to have worked with the National Sheep Association and Bob Kennard (Author of 'Much Ado about Mutton Book to be one of the mutton providers for their USA delegates tasting session held at the National Sheep Show in 2022 and comparing different heritage UK breeds.
If you would like to purchase some Mutton then please let us know and we can put you on our list to let you know when it is available
Troutsdale Farm Lamb Boxes - delivery in our wool cool eco friendly boxes
Insulated boxes
Our eco friendly wool insulated boxes! Very excited to be working with this local company - keeps meat at correct temperature for transport
Troutsdale Farm Lamb on the menu - The Lazy Trout Pub, Meerbrook
Lamb on the menu
Our Troutsdale Farm Shropshire Breed lamb is sometimes on 'the Specials' menu at our local Lazy Trout Pub, Meerbrook - ask for it and support your local heritage breed .... and local pub too!
You can also find on the counter at Dunwood Farm Butchery (when seasonally available) and available to order from their online shop - as well as some of the top class restaurants and pubs that they deliver to throughout the area.
A BIG THANK YOU TO BOTH FOR SUPPORT OF OUR FLOCK & LOCAL HERITAGE BREEDS
please support them back and ask Troutsdale Farm Shropshire Breed Lamb - thank you
Wholesale Lamb - putting local heritage breed lamb on the menu - all enquiries welcome
Wholesale Lamb - or for a party
If you are interested in local supplies of local food and supporting our heritage breeds - then please enquire about our lamb (or even Mutton) to put on the menu in your local pub or restaurant or even for something like a hog roast for your wedding or event - please get in touch.
We sell boxes of fresh lamb (available in quarter, half or whole lamb pack sizes)
- bagged ready for your fridge or freezer
Fully prepared by local professional small family butchers
Starter box
£60.00
Perfect for individuals or a starter taster box to try - includes:
1 x half a leg joint
1 x half a shoulder joint
Chops (at least 6)
Mince
Medium box
£95.00
Perfect for busy families and special occasion roasts
(or split a box with a friend and save a few pounds!)
includes:
1 leg joint - or cut in 2
1 shoulder joint - or cut in 2 or cubed
Chops - at least 10
Breast and hock - or done as mince
Liver if available
Super box
£180.00
Our largest selection of cuts
includes:
2 leg joints - can be cut in 2, on the bone or left whole
2 shoulder joints - can be cut in 2, on the bone or left whole , or cubed
Chops - at least 20
4 hock joints - or minced
Breast of neck boned and rolled - or minced
Liver - if available
- Please make sure we have the lamb you require before purchasing on the website - there are certain time of the year when we do not have any - as we are not mass producers of lamb - our lamb is only ready when it is ready!
- Once ordered we will let you know when your lamb box is ready - and we can then arrange for you to collect if from the farm, or we can post our small and medium boxes out to your if you prefer - a carriage charge will need to be added.
- If you would like to go on our mailing/waiting list so we can let you know when our next lamb is ready then please let us know
here for our email newsletter or email us on
stay@troutsdalefarm.co.uk
We sell boxes of fresh lamb (choose from quarter, half lamb or full lamb boxes) ready for the oven or freezer.
Fully prepared by professional local butcher.
Our tasty boxes can include a range of popular joints or mince.
The Shropshire breed of lamb we feel is special - we find it succulent, tasty and renowned for its quality and traditional flavour.
This is one of the oldest breeds in the country - and not available to buy generally- we feel you really are getting something special!
We are members of the Shropshire Sheep Breed Association
where our pedigree flock is registered. They have further information on their website about quality meat production
of the breed.
We sell prime quality Shropshire lamb produced from our own flock and reared on our own pastures in the South West Peak District
Our lamb is available as:-
- Quarter lamb boxes (NEW)
- Half lamb boxes
- Whole lamb boxes,
- All fully butchered with all joints individually wrapped - ready for your fridge or freeze
Our lamb/hogget is typically 9 -12 months or more old - and is only available seasonally - depends on the season sometimes - but if you would like to go onto our mailing list we can let you know when it is ready.
If you are interested in ordering, please send us a message via the enquiry form on the Contact Us page - (please don't pay online before just checking we have some available) - or if you would like to be put on our mailing list for notification of when our lamb will be available.
If you coming to stay with us in our holiday cottages and would like purchase some locally sourced lamb from the Peak District to enjoy for a special meal or BBQ during your stay with and and then take home with you - then please let us know, and we will see if we can arrange for some to be ready for you to take home.
Any lamb purchased really helps support this traditional special breed of sheep, and has helped to get the breed out of Rare Breed Status to Traditional Breed Status with the Rare Breed Survival Trust - and this is very much appreciated to support our wonderful flock of special Shropshire Breed Sheep ... and the Breed - Thank you.
Check out this lovely blog on Troutsdale Farm Lamb by Moorlands Eater on her recent visit - discover some GREAT new lamb recipes too ....
Read more ....
"in this post I want to tell you about their flock of traditional Shropshire Breed sheep and the superb lamb they produce.
Slow reared, grass fed and with full traceability this is lamb ‘with a taste from the past… for the future’. I'll also share with you some of the recipes I've made with this succulent, tender, and flavourful meat."
Check out the Moorlands Eater recipe cards - great ideas for cooking our lamb
All recipes available on her website - just clink on the links
Feta and Red Pepper Breast of Lamb
Don't always have the breast put into mince ....
Lamb and bean stew
Comfort food at it's best - great as the outside temperatures dip
And a few more recipes to inspire - with Troutsdale Farm Lamb
Get inspired - with few recipes using our Troutsdale Farm heritage Shropshire breed lamb - we will keep adding to the list! .... OR .... let us know your favourite too!
- From quick and easy seasonal recipes from some of the best chefs designed to spice up your everyday menu, to helpful hints on which cuts to choose when you're at the butchers' counter.
- You can also learn about the vital role that sustainable sheep farming plays in the economy by supporting rural communities.
Mary Berry's Lamb Shank
with English Vegetables - as seen on her new BBC programme (2015) 'Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites'
Curried pulled lamb
- from BBC Good Food - This meltingly tender shoulder of lamb can be cooked in stages over a few days - serve as the centrepiece for an Indian feast for friends
BBC Good Food lamb recipes
- over 400 lamb recipes - from great classics to new and inventive ideas.
Jamie Oliver lamb recipes
- Get inspired with over 60 recipes for you to try with some of your Troutsdle Farm Heritage Shropshire Breed Lamb - enjoy!
In Series 9 Episode 10, 28 November 2016, Marcus Wareing makes a delicious Hot Lamb Sandwich with a Pea and Mint Salsa using Lamb Neck - a great idea for this cut of meat. Follow the video clip for the recipe http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04j8zkk
A Midweek (or weekend) Mini Roast Video:-
WATCH the video - A Great 10 minutes preparation of Lamb with Rosemary Butter - demonstration from Chef Andy Bates
Gordon Ramsay's Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb Video :-
WATCH the video .. "Rack of lamb ... this is the rolls royce of lamb ... it is every chefs dream to cook this"
Something special to savor .... from the Past .... for the future
The Shrophsire Breed
Thank your for supporting our traditional heritage breed flock ....
- One of THE oldest Pedigree Breeds in the UK
- With THE oldest Pedigree Flock Book Society in the UK (and 2nd oldest in the World!)
- Originating from the hills of North Staffordshire and Shropshire in the mid 1800's (previously known as the Staffordshire Shropshire breed - but over the years the 'Staffordshire part in the name was dropped)
- For us - it is all about increasing the numbers of this very special local regional breed to this area ... our girls are very much loved - any meat is a secondary thing, but one that does also support the work we do with the flock and the breed. These animals are all born on the farm and as many as possible stay on the farm (because we just love them all) and they still work in family groups, we know who is who's Grandma or great great grandaughter or son! some go on to create more individuals flocks and therefore increase the gene pool and numbers of THE BREED WITH THE OLDEST PEDIGREE FLOCK BOOK SOCIETY .... now that is something special!
- We also produce our own wool and sheepskins rugs which we cure with natural salt by hand before sending off to one of the last remaining tannery places in the UK that does them in the traditional way.... which takes about 30+ weeks!
The Shropshire Breed ....
At Troutsdale Farm we started with just 3 very special sheep - and all our girls and boys are breed from these 3 very special sheep - and we have helped to take the breed from 'Rare Breed' status to 'Traditional Breed by doing so - for us it is about the breed - our heritage breeds - and a breed that is a regional breed to this area.
The Shropshire Sheep Breed Society
Our traditional heritage breed flock ....
- THE oldest Pedigree Flock Book Society in the UK (and 2nd oldest in the World!)
- The Shropshire breed has long been in integral part of the sheep scene in Britian.
- The breed emerged in the mid- 1800's to the native heath sheep of North Staffordshire and Shropshire to become the supreme meat breed of the late nineteenth century.
- Founded in 1882 and publishing its first Flock Book in 1883, the Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association and Flock Book Society has the distinction of being the oldest recorded sheep breed society in the UK.
- A major attribute is the the breed's ability to graze reliably amongst conifers and orchards without damaging trees. Its value as an eco-friendly, cost-effective weed suppressant is increasingly borne out on large plantations in England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and Europe.
- Shropshire ewes make excellent mothers. Long-lived, milky and prolific, they successfully rear multiples, producing lambs over many years.
- Rams are robust with good confirmation - renowned for producing strong, active lambs with quick growth rates and lean, long, top-quality carcasses.
