White Park cattle
| Conservation status | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Distribution |
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| Use | beef |
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| Coat | colour-pointed – white with black or red points |
| Horn status | horned |
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The White Park is a modern British breed of cattle. It was established in 1973 to include several herds or populations of colour-pointed white cattle – white-coated, with points of either red or black on the ears and feet. Such cattle have a long history in the British Isles, and the origins of some herds go back to the Middle Ages.
In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, and in 2023 was listed as 'at risk' on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Two semi-feral populations of these cattle were later given separate breed status as the Chillingham Wild Cattle in Northumbria and the Vaynol herd from Gwynedd in North Wales, .
In the United States it is known as the Ancient White Park; the American White Park is a different breed.