Our Genetics
Parkdale Valais Blacknose has genetics from several top flocks in the United Kingdom.
Our first embryos imported in 2018, were from two outstanding maximum points rams, Prendwick Eros and Prendwick Basil and two exceptional maximum points ewes, Prendwick Dot and Prendwick Dell-Girl, from Jamie Wood, Prendwick Farm. This was followed by embryos from Raymond Irvine (Valais Blacknose Scotland) and Adam Kirkbride (Cumberland Valais Blacknose) and semen from Geralt and Kerry Costello-Jones (Snowdonia Valais Blacknose) and Tom Blackwood (Ayrshire Valais Blacknose. In 2023 we were lucky enough to purchase the New Zealand based Highland flock of Raymond Irvine and Wendy Artzt to expand our genetic base even more.
OUR RAMS
Parkdale Highlight
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Parkdale Crackers
Dam: Highland Harmonie
Parkdale Highlight is a phenominal ram with an equally impressive pedigree. He has great constitution, stands correctly with great presence and an amazing fleece.
Highlight won Champion Valais Blacknose Ram and Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the New Zealand Agricultural Show, 2025, the largest agricultural show in New Zealand.
Sire, Parkdale Crackers, is also the sire of Highland Kitty, Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023 and Champion Valais Ewe at the same show in 2024. Kitty is one of only three Valais Blacknose outside of Switzerland to have been graded maximum points three consecutive years, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Highlight has maximum points ancestors on every line of his pedigree. These include, Prendwick Basil (twice graded maximum), Prendwick Dell-Girl, Prendwick Eros, Highland Eric (twice graded maximum), Highland Queen and Hulk.
Parkdale Haze
Date of Birth: 26 July 2024
Sire: Highland Isa
Dam: Parkdale Debbie
Pakdale Haze is a powerful well marked ram with great constitution and a beautiful fleece. Haze won Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the New Zealand Agricultural Show, 2025.
Sire, Isa, is full brother to Highland Incredible Hulk, the sire of four of only ten maximum points graded sheep at Blacknose Beauties, 2024, UK, including the Reserve Male Champion, Deepdale Luca. Deepdale Luca went on to sell at auction setting a new male breed record at 22,000gns (NZ$47,000, US$29,000).
Haze has maximum points ancestors on every line of his pedigree. These include, Prendwick Basil (twice graded maximum), Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong, Highland Queen and Hulk.
Parkdale Harley
Date of Birth: 4 July 2024
Sire: Parkdale Flynn
Dam: Highland Imogene
Parkdale Harley stood out as a lamb and has grown on to be a flock sire who shows great length, stands squarley on all four legs, with a tremendous fleece.
Sire, Parkdale Flynn is Champion Valais Blacknose Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2023. Third place in the Champion All Breeds Best Wool Breed Ram Hogget at the same show, a testament to his outstanding fleece. Grandsire on the sires side, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021. His sire (Ego) and grand sire (Dancer) both also graded maximum points. Prendwick Basil is also graded maximum points twice.
We are so excited about Harley’s dam side, Highland Imogene won her class (ewe over 30 months), with lamb at foot (Harley) at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2024. Imogene’s sire, King Kong has been graded maximum points in Switzerland. Grand sire, Highland Eric, is graded two times maximum points, one of only 4 rams in the UK to have achieved this feat. He was Overall Supreme Champion Valais at Blacknose Beauties, UK, in 2018. Highland Queen and Hulk are also both maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale George
Date of Birth: 12 August 2023
Sire: Parkdale Eric
Dam: Parkdale Bubbles
Parkdale George is a nice solid ram with great constitution; he has produced some exceptional offspring for us.
Sire, Parkdale Eric also sired Parkdale Greta, Supreme Champion Valais at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2024.
Grand sire, Rose Creek Prinz Eugen, is the sire of Laurelhighland Bubbles, one of only three sheep graded maximum points at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023. Eugen is also the sire of Iowa Kevin, Champion Valais Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion at the same show and graded maximum points at the 2024 Show.
George’s dam, Parkdale Bubbles, is the dam of Laurelhighland Bubbles, one of only three sheep graded maximum points at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023. Parkdale Bubbles is also the dam of Iowa Kevin who won Champion Purebred Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the same show and graded maximum points in 2024.
Prendwick Basil and Dot are both graded maximum points twice in the UK. Eros, Hulk and King Kong graded maximum points in Switzerland.
Parkdale Flynn
Date of Birth: 20 September 2022
Sire: Snowdonia Goliath
Dam: Parkdale Cloud
Champion Valais Blacknose Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2023. Third place in the Champion All Breeds Best Wool Breed Ram Hogget at the same show, a testament to his outstanding fleece. Flynn has a lovely stride and a spectacular fleece.
Flynn’s sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021. His sire, Westmorland Ego and grand sire, Westmorland Dancer, both also graded maximum points whilst his dam, Gemstones May has bred several maximum points offspring. Prendwick Basil on the dam side is also graded maximum points.
