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 rams, Prendwick Eros and Prendwick Basil, and two exceptional 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).
OUR EWES
Parkdale Hyacinth
Date of Birth: 1 September 2024
Sire: Parkdale George
Dam: Parkdale Grace
Parkdale Hyacinth won Champion Valais Blacknose Ewe at the New Zealand Agricultural Show, 2025, the largest agricultural show in New Zealand.
Sire, George is one of our main stud rams and we have been impressed with the lambs he has produced.
Parkdale Bubbles, Parkdale Dot, Rose Creek Prinz Eugen and Heartland Bojangles have all produced champions and maximum points graded offspring in the USA, graded at USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023 and 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 Hermonie
Date of Birth: 26 September 2024
Sire: Shoemakers Victor
Dam: Highland Ivy
Parkdale Hermonie is a stunning ewe. Her dam, Highland Ivy, is the dam of Iowa Marigold who sold for a record US$28,000 at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sale in 2025.
Hermonie's sire, Shoemakers Victor brings exciting new lines to our flock. Victor set the sales record at Blacknose Beauties, UK in 2021 and has produced some exceptional offspring, including three-time maximum points graded ewe, Ayrshire Ingrid. Ingrid and Highland Kitty are the only Valais outside of Switzerland to have been awarded maximum points three consecutive years. We are very lucky to have both represented in our genetics.
Maximum points in this pedigree include, Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong and Highland Erin II.
Parkdale Henrietta
Date of Birth: 13 August 2024
Sire: Highland Isa
Dam: Parkdale Francis
Henrietta has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Eros, Westmorland Ego, Westmorland Dancer, Highland King Kong, Highland Queen and Hulk.
Sire, Highland Isa is the sire of WIVBS Malibu who was awarded 3rd overall out of all the purebred Valais ewes at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2025.
Isa is also full sibling to Highland Incredible Hulk who sired of 4 of the 10 maximum points graded animals at Blacknose Beauties, UK in 2024.
Grand sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in the UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021.
Parkdale Honey
Date of Birth: 16 September 2024
Sire: Parkdale Cruz
Dam: Highland Jade
Honey's sire, Parkdale Cruz, is full brother to the incredible Parkale Crackers. Crackers sired three time maximum points graded ewe, Highland Kitty.
Honey has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Dell-Girl, Prendwick Eros, Highland Eric, Highland Emma, Highland Queen and Highland King Kong, a truely impressive pedigree.
Parkdale Harper
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Highland Indiana Jones
Dam: Parkdale Cloud
Harper is full sibling to SCM Mattijs, graded maximum points and Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2025.
Harper’s grandsire, Highland Eric, is maximum points and Overall Supreme Champion Valais at Blacknose Beauties, UK, in 2018. In 2019 Eric was awarded maximum points for the second time.
Prendiwck Basil Highland Queen and Hulk are also graded maximum points.
Parkdale Harlow
Date of Birth: 23 August 2024
Sire: Parkdale Cruz
Dam: Parkdale Gemma
Harlow's sire, Parkdale Cruz, is full brother to the incredible Parkdale Crackers. Crackers sired three-time maximum points graded ewe, Highland Kitty.
Harlow has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Dell-Girl, Prendwick Eros, Highland Erin II, Highland Eric, Highland Emma, Highland Queen and Highland King Kong, a truely impressive pedigree.
Parkdale Halo
Date of Birth: 3 August 2024
Sire: Highland Indiana Jones
Dam: Parkdale Faith
Halo’s sire, Indiana Jones, is also the sire of SCM Mattijs, graded maximum points and Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2025.
Grand sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in the UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021.
Halo has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Dot, Prendwick Eros, Westmorland Ego, Westmorland Dancer, Highland Eric, Highland Queen and Hulk, a truely impressive pedigree.
Parkdale Hebe
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Cheshire Incredible Hulk
Dam: Moorahill Hot Tottie
Parkdale Hebe, and her siblings, Heather, Hilda and Hannah, offer exciting new genetics to the USA.
Sire, Chesire Incredible Hulk graded maximum points in 2022 at Blacknose Beauties, UK and set the breed sale record in 2023 at the same show.
Westmorland Dancer, Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong and Hulk are also all maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale Hilda
Date of Birth: 2 October 2024
Sire: Cheshire Incredible Hulk
Dam: Moorahill Hot Tottie
Parkdale Hilda, and her siblings, Heather, Hebe and Hannah, offer exciting new genetics to the USA.
Sire, Chesire Incredible Hulk graded maximum points in 2022 at Blacknose Beauties, UK and set the breed sale record in 2023 at the same show.
Westmorland Dancer, Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong and Hulk are also all maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale Hannah
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Cheshire Incredible Hulk
Dam: Moorahill Hot Tottie
Parkdale Hannah, and her siblings, Heather, Hebe and Hilda, offer exciting new genetics to the USA.
Sire, Chesire Incredible Hulk graded maximum points in 2022 at Blacknose Beauties, UK and set the breed sale record in 2023 at the same show.
Westmorland Dancer, Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong and Hulk are also all maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale Heather
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Cheshire Incredible Hulk
Dam: Moorahill Hot Tottie
Parkdale Heather, and her siblings, Hanna, Hebe and Hilda, offer exciting new genetics to the USA.
Sire, Chesire Incredible Hulk graded maximum points in 2022 at Blacknose Beauties, UK and set the breed sale record in 2023 at the same show.
Westmorland Dancer, Prendwick Eros, Highland King Kong and Hulk are also all maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale Hailey
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Highland Indiana Jones
Dam: Parkdale Black Beauty
Hailey’s sire, Indiana Jones, is also the sire of SCM Mattijs, graded maximum points and Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2025.
Hailey’s dam, Black Beauty was the first purebred spitti ewe born in New Zealand. Back Beauty is is the dam of Iowa Keeper of the Stars, Overall Champion Valais Blacknose Spitti at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2024
Hailey’s pedigree also includes maximum points graded Highland Eric (twice graded maximum), Highland Queen, Prendwick Eros and Hulk.
Parkdale Haven
Date of Birth: 16 September 2024
Sire: Parkdale Cruz
Dam: Highland Jade
Sire, Parkdale Cruz, is full brother to the incredible Parkale Crackers. Crackers sired three time maximum points graded ewe, Highland Kitty.
Haven has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Dell-Girl, Prednwick Eros, Highland Eric, Highland Emma, Highland Queen and Highland King Kong, a truely impressive pedigree.
Parkdale Hadley
Date of Birth: 16 September 2024
Sire: Parkdale Flynn
Dam: Parkdale Ellen
Sire, Flynn won 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 is the sire of Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ewe, WIVBS Marmalade, USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2025.
Both Parkdale Cloud and Heartland Bojangles have produced maximum points offspring in the USA.
Westmorland Ego, Westmorland Dancer, Prendwick Basil, Highland Breeze and Highland King Kong are all maximum points graded animals.
Parkdale Hollis
Date of Birth: 1 October 2024
Sire: Parkdale Crackers
Dam: Highland Ida
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 and again in 2025. Kitty is one of only two Valais Blacknose outside of Switzerland to have been graded maximum points three consecutive years, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Dam, Ida 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.
Hollis’ pedigree is full of maximum points graded adminals, including Prendwick Basil, Prendwick Dell-Girl, Prednwick Eros, Highland Queen, Highland King Kong and Hulk.
Parkdale Greta
Parkdale Gwen
Date of Birth: 1 2 September 2023
Sire: Parkdale Eric
Dam: Parkdale Billie
Sire, Parkdale Eric also sired Parkdale Greta, Supreme Champion Valais at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2024. Gwen is full sibling to Parkdale Georgia, Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the Royal Hawarden A & P Show, 2025.
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.
Parkdale Black Beauty is the dam of several offspring graded -1 off maximum at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023.
Both grand sire, Prendwick Basil and grand dam, Prendiwck Dot, on the dam’s side graded maximum points twice in the UK making them two of only nine Valais to have achieved this feat in the UK. Eros, Hulk and King Kong are all graded maximum in Switzerland.
Parkdale Gracie
Parkdale Ginny
Parkdale Glamour
Date of Birth: 11 August 2023
Sire: Parkdale Elvis
Dam: Parkdale Daffodil
Glamour’s full siblings, Iowa Lavender Haze and Iowa Lilac, graded -1 off maximum at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show in 2024, coming first and second in their class, respectively.
Grand 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.
Grand sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in the UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021.
Glamour has a long list of maximum points graded animals in her pedigree: Prendwick Basil and Dot are both graded maximum points twice in the UK two of only ten Valais in the UK to achieve this. Eros, Hulk and King Kong graded maximum points in Switzerland. Westmoreland Ego and Dance are also both graded maximum points.
Parkdale Gerty
Date of Birth: 5 August 2023
Sire: Higland Igor
Dam: Highland Halle
Parkdale Gerty placed 4th in a large class of 20 ewes at the New Zealand Agricultural Show, 2024.
Gerty’s dam, Highland Halle, is also the dam of Highland Kitty, Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, 2023. Kitty is one of only two Valais Blacknose outside of Switzerland to have even been awared maximum points three consecutive years, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Granddam, Highland Erin II, is one of only five ewes in the UK to have scored maximum points two years in row. She was also the Overall Supreme Champion Valais at Blacknose Beauties, UK, 2019. Grandsire, Highland Eric, is two times graded maximum points and Overall Supreme Champion Valais at Blacknose Beauties, UK, in 2018.
Highland Iris
Date of Birth: 3 September 2021
Sire: Highland Furryboots
Dam: Highland Ester
Highland Iris is full sibling to Highland Incredible Hulk who sired 4 of the 10 maximum points graded animals at Blacknose Beauties, UK in 2024, an amazing achievement and a great pedigree! Iris is also full sibling to Highland Isa who has sired some exceptional offspring.
Iris’s dam, Highland Ester, is full sister to Highland Breeze. Breeze was the Supreme Champion Valais at the very first Blacknose Beauties Show, UK, in 2016. She retained the title again in 2017.
Iris has multiple maximum points animals in her pedigree, including Highland Queen, King Kong and Hulk.
