Major John Kingsley-Heath from Cornwall was the first to import Zwartbles into the UK from Holland in 1986.He was with a group of Texel breeders and went to see some black and white sheep he had heard about. At this time Zwartbles were a rare breed in the Netherlands and just beginning to become more popular. Major Kingsley-Heath bought 2 ram lambs and 6 females from Cor Backer and the following spring he advertised the whole flock in the Farmers Weekly together with the Company name “British Zwartbles Sheep Society Ltd.”
Zwartbles Sheep Association
