Cotswold sheep

Cotswold
	Ewe at Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire
Conservation status	FAO (2007), worldwide: not at risk; DAD-IS (2021), local: at risk; RBST: at risk;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Standard	Cotswold Sheep Society
Traits
Weight	Male: 130 kg; Female: 85–90 kg;
Wool colour	white
Face colour	white
Horn status	polled in both sexes
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The Cotswold is a British breed of domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. It is a large long-woollen sheep, and is kept as a dual-purpose breed, providing both meat and wool.^[4]

It is a rare breed: in 2021 it was listed as "at risk" on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.^[5]

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Traits
Ewe at Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire
Conservation status	FAO (2007), worldwide: not at risk^[1]^: 147 DAD-IS (2021), local: at risk^[2] RBST: at risk^[3]
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Standard	Cotswold Sheep Society
Weight	Male: 130 kg Female: 85–90 kg
Wool colour	white
Face colour	white
Horn status	polled in both sexes
Sheep Ovis aries