Support the Sheep Dyke Volunteers

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Can you help preserve the Sheep Dyke and save the Seaweed-eating Sheep on North Ronaldsay? In November 2019 I started work as the Sheep Dyk...

Can you help preserve the Sheep Dyke and save the Seaweed-eating Sheep on North Ronaldsay? 

In November 2019 I started work as the Sheep Dyke Warden on North Ronaldsay, responsible for the Grade A listed Sheep Dyke. It encircles the island, and keeps the unique breed of seaweed-eating sheep on the shoreline. The sheep are vital to the economy of North Ronaldsay and central to the island’s identity. North Ronaldsay’s full-time population now sits at around the 55 mark, and there simply aren’t enough young, fit people within the community to maintain the dyke, hence the creation of the Sheep Dyke Warden post. 

There has been a good deal of media interest and many kind volunteers have offered to help rebuild the dyke. A total of over 100 volunteer days are booked so far! Not only will the work of volunteers be crucial to the survival of the sheep dyke, engaging a wider audience with North Ronaldsay’s heritage and landscape is vital for the survival of the island. 

Funds will go to keeping our volunteers warm and comfortable while rebuiding the dyke. Your donation can help buy:

£2.50 = pair of safety goggles 

£3.50 = pair of gloves

£4 = mug for a warm drink

£5 = pair of knee pads

£25 = flask for hot drinks

£50 = emergency shelter 

For more info on the sheep, dyke and volunteering please visit: www.woollygreenjumper.com

This project successfully funded on 27th March 2020