Catch rare breed pig farm on BBC Two tonight with The Hairy Bikers

Rebecca Scott and Liam Tickle welcomed Dave Myers and Si King to their Great Sankey farm in September last year and they’ll feature in episode four of the television duo’s The Hairy Bikers Go West tonight, Tuesday, at 7pm and BBC iPlayer.

The Hairy Bikers are travelling down the west coast of the UK on a nostalgic and emotional journey, celebrating enduring friendship and a passion for quality food, flavours and produce.

Last week, they were in Dave’s home county of Lancashire in Morecambe Bay and visted the two Michelin starred restaurant Moor Hall in Aughton.

For their next adventure in the west of Great Britain, Dave and Si explore Merseyside and move into Cheshire calling at Snoutwood in Great Sankey.

The Hairy Bikers are making their way down the west coast of the UK (Getty Images and BBC)

Fourteen years ago, Rebecca Scott and Liam Tickle bought two rare breed pigs.

Now the couple have around 150 to 200 Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs on their Laburnum Lane farm.

Si, who cooked Gloucester Old Spot the very first time he worked with Dave, said: “Liam and Rebecca may not be your typical farming folk but they’re part of a new generation of farmers driven by sustainability.”

Dave said: “The meat from these pigs is so special that it’s now a protected food and considered on a par with champagne and Spanish Serano ham.”

Si added: “That’s some special meat.”

Liam and Rebecca started farming 14 years ago (Getty Images and BBC)

Rebecca and Liam, who both grew up in Warrington, opened their free-range pork shop eight years ago selling bacon, sausages, burgers and other pork products and they also specialise in event catering with hog roasts and pulled pork.

Snoutwood supplies several local businesses in Warrington including Casa Coffee in Penketh with breakfast produce, Grill on the Square with pork belly and Houghton’s Bistro in Rainhill.

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Rebecca said: “The Hairy Bikers visited in September last year and they were here for around half a day filming various aspects of the farm and butchery.

“They didn't taste any Snoutwood produce, however they both purchased items from our vending machine to take home and have for tea!

“We couldn’t believe it when we were approached to be in the show.

“We had such a good day filming with Si and Dave.

“We were both nervous about being on television and being filmed but they put us both at ease.

“It was absolutely great having them at the farm - they are so down-to-earth and it was just like chatting with a couple of friends.

“They were both really interested in all aspects of Snoutwood especially how we had built the business from scratch.

“They thoroughly enjoyed being out in the fields with the pigs, feeding them apples, and we luckily had great weather on the day.”

Dave and Si visited Snoutwood in September last year (Getty Images and BBC)

While they were at the farm, The Hairy Bikers asked Liam and Rebecca about running costs on the farm and how they’d changed over the past decade.

Liam said: “Pig feed now is at the worst we’ve ever seen it.

“When we first started pig farming, we were £180 a tonne and now we’re at £400 a tonne.

“For us, it takes a lot more food to rear a traditional pig than a commercial pig, particularly a pig that’s outside as we’re running energy from these animals.

“Whereas an indoor-housed system isn’t using much energy, they’re just growing.”

Pig feed now costs £400 per tonne compared to £180 per tonne when Liam and Rebecca first started farming (Getty Images and BBC)

Rebecca added: “We are keeping busy at the moment, balancing the farm shop, the vending machine and our catering bookings.

“Our best-selling products at Snoutwood have to be our traditional pork sausages and traditional pork breakfast thins.

“They are so easy to cook, taste amazing, and the kids love them too!”

Tune into BBC Two tonight at 7pm or catch The Hairy Bikers Go West on BBC iPlayer.

Liam and Rebecca will be on The Hairy Bikers Go West this evening (Tuesday) (Getty Images and BBC)