Cotswold sheep

The Cotswold is a British breed of domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. It is a large long-woollen sheep, and is kept as a dual-purpose breed, providing both meat and wool.

Cotswold
Ewe at Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007), worldwide: not at risk: 147 
  • DAD-IS (2021), local: at risk
  • RBST: at risk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
StandardCotswold Sheep Society
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    130 kg
  • Female:
    85–90 kg
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statuspolled in both sexes
  • Sheep
  • Ovis aries

It is a rare breed: in 2021 it was listed as "at risk" on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

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