"Herdwick The Herdwick is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Lake District of Cumbria in North West England. The name ""Herdwick"" is derived from the Old Norse ""herdvyck"", meaning sheep pasture. Though low in lambing capacity and perceived wool quality when compared to more common commercial breeds, Herdwicks are prized for their robust health, their ability to live solely on forage, and their tendency to be territorial and not to stray over the difficult upland terrain of the Lake District. It is considered that up to 99% of all Herdwick sheep are commercially farmed in the central and"
"Herdwicks are a dual-purpose breed, producing strongly flavoured lamb and mutton and a coarse, grey wool. This slowly maturing breed is one of the most hardy of all the British hill sheep breeds, withstanding the cold and relentless rain of the Lake District at heights upwards of 3,000 feet (about 1,000 metres). Most Herdwicks spend winter on the fells, from approximately December to April. They are normally left to graze freely on the hillsides (without any additional feed), but each ewe tends to stay in her ""heaf"" (the local term for ""heft""), the same small area of fell. Due to"
"the rough conditions on fells, lambing losses can be as high as 25%. This ability to thrive unassisted is part of the reason fell farmers so highly value Herdwicks over much higher-producing lowland breeds. A Herdwick's grey fleece is not easily dyed, and is coarse, and so is best suited to use as carpet wool. The wool is also an excellent natural insulator; it is possible to buy sheets of fireproofed wool to fit as loft insulation. Herdwick lamb and mutton has a very distinct taste, and was even eaten at Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation banquet. Herdwick ewes also"
"river. Kites Hardwick takes the second part of its name from the Herdewyk family (who are mentioned in the Domesday Book and throughout the late Middle Ages): there are numerous references to the family (also spelled Herdwych and Herdewic) in medieval records from the midlands of England. It is less clear where the first part of the village's name originates but it may refer to red kites, a bird of prey common in England until the 19th century. Kites Hardwick was a manor in its own right, separate from the manor of Leamington Hastings. The first mention of the manor"
"of Bearded Collies in the UK. These are much higher percentages than for the general dog population (0.1%), and hypoadrenocorticism causes a disproportionate number of deaths among young dogs. Early symptoms are vague and easily mistaken for other conditions. Symptoms include unexplained lethargy, frequent gastric disturbances, or an inability to tolerate stress. Untreated, hypoadrenocorticism can cause fatal sodium/potassium imbalances; with lifelong medication, most dogs can live a relatively normal life. Bearded Collie The Bearded Collie, or Beardie, is a herding breed of dog once used primarily by Scottish shepherds, but now mostly a popular family companion. Bearded Collies have an"
"Bearded Collie The Bearded Collie, or Beardie, is a herding breed of dog once used primarily by Scottish shepherds, but now mostly a popular family companion. Bearded Collies have an average weight of . Males are around tall at the withers while females are around tall. The Bearded Collie's history is a combination of fact and legend. Kazimierz Grabski, a Polish merchant, reportedly traded a shipment of grain for sheep in Scotland in 1514 and brought six Polish Lowland Sheepdogs to move them. A Scottish shepherd was so impressed with the herding ability of the dogs that he traded several"
"type of herding dog referred to as ""heelers"", meaning that they would nip at the heels of the larger animals to keep them on the move. Both Pembrokeshire and Cardigan are historically agricultural areas of Wales. The combination of the low height off the ground and innate agility of Welsh Corgis would allow them to avoid the hooves of cattle. The term ""Corgi"" means either cur dog or dwarf dog (""cor"" = dwarf, ""gi"" = lenitive of ""ci"", dog) in the Welsh language, which was not intended as an insult to the dog's size, rather as a purely descriptive term."
"East Indian leopard gecko The East Indian leopard gecko (""Eublepharis hardwickii"" ), also known commonly as Hardwicke's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to India and Bangladesh. The specific name, ""hardwickii"", is in honor of English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke. Body stout; limbs rather short; digits short. Snout as long as distance between orbit and ear-opening; the latter large, suboval, vertical. Head covered-with irregular polygonal scales, intermixed with enlarged tubercles on the temple and occiput; rostral sub-pentagonal, twice as broad as high, with, median cleft above; 3 or 4 internasals; about"
"not to leave any behind after she dies; her last corgi, Willow, died 18 April 2018. Pembroke Welsh Corgi The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (; Welsh for ""dwarf dog"") is a cattle herding dog breed which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as a Welsh Corgi. The other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, and both descend from the line that is the northern spitz-type dog (examples include that of the Siberian Husky). Another theory is that Pembrokes are descended from the Swedish Vallhunds, which were crossed with the local Welsh herding dogs. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi"
"Hardwicke's bloodsucker Hardwicke's bloodsucker (""Calotes minor"") is an agamid lizard and found in South Asia. Physical Structure: This is a small stocky and pot-belly lizard with a short tail. Its head large and elongated, flat above, sloping towards snout. Its dorsal scales larger, strongly imbricate and keeled, pointing backward and upward, ventral scales smaller than dorsal; upper head scales larger, unequal, strongly keeled or tubercular. Females are larger than the males. Color Pattern: Dorsal color is olive-brown with 3 rows of dark-brown light edged spots on the back and base of the tail; spots of middle row are most prominent"
"5 cm long body part of ""Eublepharis hardwickii"". Eastern India, (Anaimalai Hills), Odisha, Bangladesh Type locality: Chittagong, Penang. East Indian leopard gecko The East Indian leopard gecko (""Eublepharis hardwickii"" ), also known commonly as Hardwicke's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to India and Bangladesh. The specific name, ""hardwickii"", is in honor of English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke. Body stout; limbs rather short; digits short. Snout as long as distance between orbit and ear-opening; the latter large, suboval, vertical. Head covered-with irregular polygonal scales, intermixed with enlarged tubercles on the temple"
"Eldwick Eldwick is a small village near Bingley in the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire. It is split up into two main parts, Eldwick, the main populated part, and High Eldwick, the larger but less populated section, situated on Bingley Moor. High Eldwick is the site of Olympic jockey Harvey Smith's stables, and the Dick Hudson's pub. Eldwick Memorial Hall is built from old bricks from the textile mill. The bell has never been found, and a popular local mystery surrounds this case. Much of Eldwick is situated on a plateau beyond the crest of the wooded escarpment"
"being bred and used in Australia for work and yard dog trials. Hunterville in the North Island of New Zealand is known for its statue of a Huntaway. Huntaway The Huntaway (also known as a New Zealand Huntaway) is a large, strongly built breed of dog used for general sheep herding tasks in New Zealand, where they originate. They were bred to use their loud, deep bark to drive sheep. The breed is relatively new, dating from the late 19th century, and distinguished only on working ability. There is no prescribed appearance or lineage but they are usually black and"
"demolished on 4 March 1997. The closest station is at Penrith. There is also a bus service that runs between Penrith and Keswick that can be caught outside the Herdwick Inn every hour. Penruddock Penruddock is a small village in Cumbria, England, a few miles to the west of Penrith. It forms part of the civil parish of Hutton. The name Penruddock is Cumbric. With both red soil and red sandstone in the area to the south, the word Penruddock is likely derived from the word ""Pen"" (hill) and a cognate of the Welsh word ""rhudd"" (red). Red Hill is"
"lizard has a bad reputation for being particularly harmful, which is totally baseless and unfortunately contributed much to its depletion. Hardwicke's bloodsucker Hardwicke's bloodsucker (""Calotes minor"") is an agamid lizard and found in South Asia. Physical Structure: This is a small stocky and pot-belly lizard with a short tail. Its head large and elongated, flat above, sloping towards snout. Its dorsal scales larger, strongly imbricate and keeled, pointing backward and upward, ventral scales smaller than dorsal; upper head scales larger, unequal, strongly keeled or tubercular. Females are larger than the males. Color Pattern: Dorsal color is olive-brown with 3 rows"
"They are claimed to be among the oldest of all herding breeds; believed to have been in existence in Wales since around the year 1200 B.C. The word ""corgi"" is derived from the , which means ""dwarf dog"". The breed was formerly called ""yard-long dog"" (). Today's name comes from their area of origin: Cardigan (Welsh 'Ceredigion'). Originally used only as a farm guardian, they eventually took on the traits of a cattle drover, herder, and many more. They are still highly valued for their herding, working, and guarding skills, as well as their companionship. The Cardigan is a long,"
"for footpaths and other rural issues. Soon after acquiring Hill Top Farm, Potter became keenly interested in the breeding and raising of Herdwick sheep, the indigenous fell sheep. In 1923 she bought a large sheep farm in the Troutbeck Valley called Troutbeck Park Farm, formerly a deer park, restoring its land with thousands of Herdwick sheep. This established her as one of the major Herdwick sheep farmers in the county. She was admired by her shepherds and farm managers for her willingness to experiment with the latest biological remedies for the common diseases of sheep, and for her employment of"
"Herding dog A herding dog, also known as a stock dog or working dog, is a type of pastoral dog that either has been trained in herding or belongs to breeds developed for herding. All herding behavior is modified predatory behavior. Through selective breeding, humans have been able to minimize the dog's natural inclination to treat cattle and sheep as prey while simultaneously maintaining the dog's hunting skills, thereby creating an effective herding dog. Dogs can work other animals in a variety of ways. Some breeds, such as the Australian Cattle Dog, typically nip at the heels of animals (for"
"Hardwick Hall Hardwick Hall (), in Derbyshire, is an architecturally significant Elizabethan country house in England, a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Built between 1590 and 1597 for the formidable Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by the architect Robert Smythson, an exponent of the Renaissance style of architecture. Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of this style, which came into fashion having slowly spread from Florence. Its arrival in Britain coincided with the period when it was no longer necessary or legal to fortify a domestic dwelling. Ownership of the house"
"Welsh Corgi The Welsh Corgi, sometimes known as just a Corgi (, Welsh for ""dwarf dog""; plural ""Corgis"" or occasionally the etymologically consistent ""Corgwn""; ), is a small type of herding dog that originated in Wales, United Kingdom. Two separate breeds are recognized: the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. In 1925 the first Welsh Corgi was bred. Historically, the Pembroke has been attributed to the influx of dogs alongside Flemish weavers from around the 10th century, while the Cardigan is attributed to the dogs brought with Norse settlers, in particular a common ancestor of the Swedish Vallhund."
"this reason they are called ""heelers"") and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi were historically used in a similar fashion in the cattle droves that moved cattle from Wales to the Smithfield Meat Market in London but are rarely used for herding today. Other breeds, notably the Border Collie, get in front of the animals and use what is called ""strong eye"" to stare down the animals; they are known as ""headers"". The ""headers"" or fetching dogs keep livestock in a group. They consistently go to the front or head of the animals to turn or stop"
"Wessex. Regarded as an excellent eating pig, the Wessex Saddleback was traditionally used as a ""baconer"" and grown out for bacon and hams. Wessex Saddleback The Wessex Saddleback or Wessex Pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in the West Country of England, (Wessex), especially in Wiltshire and the New Forest area of Hampshire. It is black, with white forequarters. In Britain it was amalgamated with the Essex pig to form the British Saddleback, and it is extinct as a separate breed in Britain. However, the Wessex Saddleback survives in Australia and New Zealand. The Wessex Saddleback is black,"
"company logo shows a hedgehog. On the company website it is stated that ""Hodmedod"" is an East Anglian word for variously a hedgehog, a snail, an ammonite or curls in a girl's hair: all things small and curled up and thus possibly including beans and peas. ""We chose the word for the name of our business simply because we like the sound of it, and feel that it reflects our East Anglian backgrounds and represents part of our forgotten heritage, a bit like the fava bean or black badger peas"". It is also a Berkshire word for a scarecrow. Hodmedod's"
"Hardwicke's woolly bat Hardwicke's woolly bat (""Kerivoula hardwickii"") is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. The bat typically inhabits the forest understory of these regions and roosts in hollow trees or dead clusters of leaves. As typical with understory bats, this species is slow flying and highly maneuverable. Known as රත් බොර කිරිවවුලා (meaning ""reddish-brown kerivoula"") in Sinhala. The fur on the dorsal, or backside, of the bat is typically a smoky brown color while the ventral portion is"
"Wessex Saddleback The Wessex Saddleback or Wessex Pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in the West Country of England, (Wessex), especially in Wiltshire and the New Forest area of Hampshire. It is black, with white forequarters. In Britain it was amalgamated with the Essex pig to form the British Saddleback, and it is extinct as a separate breed in Britain. However, the Wessex Saddleback survives in Australia and New Zealand. The Wessex Saddleback is black, with a white band about the forepart of the trunk, extending from one fore-foot over the shoulder to the other, forming a white"
"band resembling a saddle (or ""sheet""). It is a tall, rangy animal, adapted to foraging in woodland, its traditional use. This use survived longest in the New Forest, where pigs are still allowed to forage in woods for mast (acorns, beech-nuts and chestnuts) – but the New Forest pigs no longer include pure-bred Wessex Saddlebacks. There is some confusion about the origin of the Wessex Saddleback. Some sources state that it began as a cross of ""the black breed of the New Forest"" and ""the Old English Sheeted breed"", spreading through Hampshire and the Isle of Purbeck in the 18th"
"Huntaway The Huntaway (also known as a New Zealand Huntaway) is a large, strongly built breed of dog used for general sheep herding tasks in New Zealand, where they originate. They were bred to use their loud, deep bark to drive sheep. The breed is relatively new, dating from the late 19th century, and distinguished only on working ability. There is no prescribed appearance or lineage but they are usually black and tan coloured. Only dogs that win at trials may be registered by the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association in their studbook. Huntaways are large, deep-chested dogs that"
"more in the mornings feeding to a greater extent on insects, and in the monsoons it feeds principally on herbs and grasses. Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard breeds in spring after emerging from hibernation. It lays white, pigeon-sized eggs. In India ""S. hardwickii"" is caught for its meat, about which Malcolm Smith says ""... with certain castes of Hindus it is a regular article of diet ... the meat is said to be excellent and white like chicken ... the head and feet are not eaten, but the tail is considered a great delicacy ... the fat of the body is boiled"
"them out of gardens and shops. The New Forest pony is one of the indigenous horse breeds of the British Isles, and is one of the New Forest's most famous attractions – most of the Forest ponies are of this breed, but there are also some Shetlands and their crossbreeds. Cattle are of various breeds, most commonly Galloways and their crossbreeds, but also various other hardy types such as Highlands, Herefords, Dexters, Kerries and British whites. The pigs used for pannage are now of various breeds, but the New Forest was the original home of the Wessex Saddleback, now extinct"
"Pembroke Welsh Corgi The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (; Welsh for ""dwarf dog"") is a cattle herding dog breed which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as a Welsh Corgi. The other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, and both descend from the line that is the northern spitz-type dog (examples include that of the Siberian Husky). Another theory is that Pembrokes are descended from the Swedish Vallhunds, which were crossed with the local Welsh herding dogs. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is the younger of the two Corgi breeds and is a separate and distinct breed from"
"Aardvark The aardvark ( ; ""Orycteropus afer"") is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlike other insectivores, it has a long pig-like snout, which is used to sniff out food. It roams over most of the southern two-thirds of the African continent, avoiding areas that are mainly rocky. A nocturnal feeder, it subsists on ants and termites, which it will dig out of their hills using its sharp claws and powerful legs. It also digs to create burrows"
"Cross via Leeds, beginning in 2019. In keeping with the on-site Head of Steam railway pub, several steam trains still pass through Huddersfield station, including the ""Cotton Mill Express"" and the ""Scarborough Flyer"". On the disused side of Platform 2, an old carriage is bolted to the ground. Set in its window is a plaque commemorating 100 years of Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik, a Dutch steam train. The first station cat, Felix, joined the staff as a nine-week-old kitten in 2011. Since then she has patrolled the station to keep it free from rodents, and even has her own cat-flap to"
"specially with children. Bohemian Shepherd The Bohemian Shepherd is a breed of dog also known as the Chodský pes or the Chodenhund. The Bohemian Shepherd is recognized nationally in Czech Republic but is not recognized by the FCI or any other major kennel club. Chodský pes is an old sheepdog breed. They have been also guarding Bohemian southwestern borders and homes in the area of the Chod region (around Domažlice town). ""Chodové"" (the ""Chods""), the local people living there, had an exceptional permission to hold large dogs for this purpose. Alois Jirásek, writing about a brave uprising of the local"