Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Love a Longwool

Throughout 2020 and 2021, RBST will be focusing on native longwool sheep breeds. While the Watchlist has shown sheep numbers generally being stable or increasing, some of the longwool breeds have had a sustained decline in numbers over the last decade. Read more

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Help us monitor, save and promote our UK native livestock breeds

Watchlist overview

Find out more about the RBST Watchlist

Conservation Grazing

What is conservation grazing?

Problems, Progress and Possibilities

Over 20%

of livestock breeds at risk worldwide

113

additions to the Genebank in 2018

£3,200

the cost of a full cattle embryo collection

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Latest news

Exmoor ponies annual roundup

Last week, RBST visited Exmoor, helping with the roundup of the beautiful Exmoor ponies, which are one of our most valued and endangered equine breeds. Read more
2021 RBST Annual General Meeting

The 2021 Annual General Meeting will be held at Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Amesbury Road, Cholderton, Salisbury, SP4 0EWat 12 noon on Thursday 4th November. The meeting will be held in compliance with the Government COVID-19 guidelines on indoor meetings and social distancing in place at the time of the meeting. Read more
RBST Young Shepherd Final

The RBST Young Shepherds Final will now take place at Springtime Live on Saturday 2nd April 2022 at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. Read more

Latest blogs

Rare Breed Briefing -Using pigs in conservation grazing

Andrea Parry-Jones discusses the importance of native pigs in conservation grazing and land management. Read more
Rare Breed Briefing -Why you should be using native ponies for conservation grazing

Andrea Parry-Jones explains why we should use our native ponies for conservation grazing Read more
Original Populations in native livestock

The significance of Original Populations in native livestock conservation: A personal view. Author Prof. Tim Morris Read more