We get, each year, people saying that reindeer only live on lichen etc., and are not used to English ways of welfare and husbandry. As you will be able to see from the pictures, which were taken in Scandinavia, reindeer … Continue reading →

Here at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge we have approximately 50 to 60 cows that we put to the bull. For the months of September to November (Rutting Season) we split the cows into 3 groups and each group has a different … Continue reading →

People that have purchased reindeer off us are offered a service where they can bring their females back to us for servicing. Their cows will run free in the field with a selected bull and so it cuts down any … Continue reading →

People in England think that it is unkind that reindeer pull sleighs, well reindeer have been pulling ‘draft’, which is the correct phrase for pulling carts, sleighs etc. for hundreds of years. The Sami’s (Reindeer Herders) in Scandinavia use their … Continue reading →

Here at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge we look after a large herd of reindeer which probably isn’t common knowledge to a lot of people outside the farm. One of the reasons why we are doing this blog and website is to … Continue reading →

People think that keeping reindeer in England is not right. They ought to look at Zoo’s where they keep birds, reptiles, or wild lions etc in cages. Why should there be one rule for one and not for the other? … Continue reading →