Pure bred Wiltipoll sheep shed their wool naturally. It falls off or is rubbed off on trees, fences or any other surface the sheep chooses. The wool is a bio-degradable substance which simply disappears into the soil. 

This has several huge advantage to the prime lamb producer. Rather than wasting energy on carrying around an uneccessary heavy fleece the animal puts all it's energy into producing meat, milk or lambs. It also means the farmer spends no time or energy on shearing, mulesing, crutching or even docking the tails of Wiltipolls. That's why they're known as the less work prime lamb breed.

All sheep shed wool to some extent. Merinos have have very little ability to shed wool. True Wiltipolls readily shed their wool. The reason for their shedding is that they need different degrees of protection from the elements at different times of year.

Wiltipoll wool  is usually very short - seldom more than 30 mm long and before it can grow any longer the sheep sheds it and it ends up on the ground or on fences or trees where they rub in order to aid shedding. That's the reason it has no commercial value at the moment. There are some who feel that there may be some use for the wool but it is not easy to harvest.