Garw Valley Highlands is Quality Assured & Registered with the Highland Cattle Society.
Garw Valley Highlands
Pedigree Highland Cattle
Gelli'r Onn Farm
Garw Valley
Wales UK
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Hello & Welcome !
We are a small farm business located in the secluded Garw Valley, which is about 10 miles north of the M4 (junction 36). We are proud to specialise in the production of just one product - top quality Pedigree Highland young stock. Our customers are primarily other farmers, smallholders & enthusiasts of this iconic breed. If you are looking for robust, healthy & friendly Highlanders - which have been bred to be hardy look no further. We usually have yearling & two year old stock availability which are ready for loving owners & adventures on pastures new ! All our Highland cattle are fully Pedigree Registered with the Highland Cattle Society.
About the Scottish Highland Breed
Bred to be hardy on Welsh mountains.
Highland cattle are an iconic breed of cattle usually associated with the rugged mountain landscapes of Scotland. Although we are located some way south of the Scottish border - on a former upland sheep farm in Wales, we share similar wild weather in the winter. We’re located about 10 miles north of Bridgend in the picturesque & secluded Garw Valley.
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With their long horns & incredibly thick coats Highlanders are known across the world. Here in the British Isles folds can be found grazing many different types of ground, varying from the rugged & exposed Welsh hills to the relatively sheltered fenlands of East Anglia, to the windswept islands of the Outer Hebrides.
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As an ancient upland breed, Highland cattle are exceptionally robust & well suited to mountainous terrains & inclement weather. Unlike many commercial breeds which have to be brought in for the winter, Highlanders are tough enough to be 'outwintered' - even when there’s a foot of snow on the mountains. They also calve with a minimum of fuss, and usually without any human assistance whatsoever. Highland calves are just adorable - like little woolley mammoths !
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Highlands are well known as ‘conservation grazers’ & are often used to manage conservation areas & sensitive habitats in a way which reduces the dominance & impact of species like bracken on uplands. Highlanders delicate, selective grazing encourages new growth in wilder environments & their presence can help promote plant diversity by naturally seeding wild meadow species. They seem to thrive on poorer pastures & the sort of rough, tough vegetation which many other cattle - certainly most commercial beef & dairy breeds - would find lacking in nourishment & unpalatable. They have tough mouths, and will readily browse on surprisingly prickly plants such as thistle or hawthorn bushes. Highland beef is well regarded & sought after for it’s exceptional taste & quality.
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Garw Valley Highland's primary business focus is the production of quality pedigree young stock.
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