Newlyns herd of 250 pigs are all free range and kept in small paddocks where they are able to root around in the ground for their pellets of food. In summer they are able to cool down in specially constructed wallows of water and mud and in winter time they keep warm with fresh straw and the shelter of their arks. The piglets spend the first couple of weeks with their mothers in the 'farrowing' hut before getting brave enough to venture outside. After weaning they are grouped according to size and sex so that they have the best chance of growing well.