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The British Texel Sheep Society is the UK’s largest pedigree sheep society, based at Stoneleigh Park, home of the Royal Agricultural Society’s Exhibition Centre near Warwick, in the heart of England.

Ryeland Sheep are one of the traditional British sheep breeds. They're well known for producing excellent quality lamb and great tasting meat. Ryeland lamb is much sought after by rare-breed butchers, top chefs, hotels and restaurants. Hand spinners and weavers also seek out Ryeland sheep's wool for it texture and quality. Unlike some breeds of sheep Ryelands are docile and easy to look after, which makes them ideal for smallholders or people new to farming sheep. Ryeland sheep do well on a diet of good grass, without the need for additional feed. This means they are particularly suitable for organic lamb production.

The Jacob Sheep is an ancient breed of horned sheep. It is a dual purpose sheep, providing tasty sweet meat and high quality wool. These unusual black and white sheep are also popular for their unique appearance. Over the past 40 years the Jacob Sheep has progressed from being a decorative park sheep to become a mainstream British breed; able to compete with the best of British livestock.

The Soay Sheep Society was founded by a group of Soay owners realising the need for a representative body to speak and act on behalf of Soay and Boreray sheep.

The Bluefaced Leicester evolved from a breeding scheme, to develop the Longwool sheep in the 1700's, by Robert Bakewell. Originally known as the Dishly Leicester. The breed was developed over the next 200 years and became commonly known as the Hexham Leicester due to it's early concentration in the North of England

The Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders' Association was established in 1891 for "the encouragement of the breeding of Dorset Horn Sheep at home and abroad and the maintenance of the purity of the breed".During the late 1950's hornless Dorset sheep, developed in Australia, were introduced to the UK and rapidly grew in popularity.

Lleyn sheep originate from the Lleyn peninsula in Wales and until recently were a relatively unfamiliar breed of sheep in the UK. Over the past 10 years the Lleyn breed has caught the eye of many farmers, and now Lleyn sheep can be found almost all over Britain & Ireland.Farmers soon find that the Lleyn is an ideal ewe, quiet in nature, prolific, has great maternal instincts, milky, & will not eat you out of house and home.

Beltex is primarily a terminal sire to cross with British sheep and half-bred continental sheep. The breed's main characteristics are double-muscled hindquarters, coupled with fine bones. This ensures maximum killing-out percentage of the finished lamb.Finished lambs yield a high killing out percentage and a carcase with well-fleshed legs, good eye muscle and a long loin. The finished lamb is sought after for its superior conformation both in the home and export market.

The Suffolk evolved from the mating of Norfolk Horn ewes with Southdown rams in the Bury St Edmunds area, these sheep were known as Southdown Norfolks, or locally, as "Black faces." The first recording is in 1797 when in his "General view of agriculture in the county of Suffolk" Arthur Young stated: "These ought to be called the Suffolk breed, the mutton has superior texture, flavour, quantity and colour of gravy

The Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders’ Association (HDSBA) is a Company Limited by Guarantee (Company No: 31195, registered in England) and also a Registered Charity (No: 1058398, registered with the Charity Commission). HDSBA is managed by a council, whose members act both as directors of the company and as trustees of the charity. The Council is chaired by the Association’s President and advised by a series of committees.

The Sheep Trust is directed by a board of Trustees of eight internationally recognised senior scientists and vets with expertise of direct relevance to issues of UK sheep breeding, conservation and sustainability. The Trust has been set up as a registered charitable company limited by guarantees, registration number 4284999 whose registered office is at the University of York PO Box 373 York YO10 5YW; Charity Number 1094514

The National Sheep Association was founded in 1892. It has been dedicated to representing the interests of its members and serving the sheep industry as a whole ever since. The origins of the Association hark back to the 1890's and the pedigree sheep breed societies which were at the time beginning to come into being.

British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association.The Association was formed in 1985 by a group of enthusiastic and dedicated breeders of coloured sheep. We hoped to raise the profile of coloured sheep in a world where commercial flock masters breed only white sheep.There is a growing interest in coloured sheep, particularly the fleece and wool. They are totally natural resources and have many uses in craftwork. The sheep are also valuable; for meat, and, increasingly, for dairy products. The interest in coloured sheep has produced an awareness of their potential for small farm businesses.