Goat Grazing Biodiversity Project, Howth - Webinar Recording

Watch our webinar recording to learn about the firefighting goats of Howth Head and their goatherd, Melissa Jeuken.

The goats graze the wildfire breaks and reduce the cover of gorse and brambles, offering a more sustainable solution to managing the landscape that also benefits local biodiversity. The animal stars of the Howth Conservation Grazing project hail from Co. Mayo and belong to the heritage Old Irish Goat breed, recognised as an Irish Native Rare Breed in 2022. Serving a dual role in fire prevention and breed preservation as part of the Old Irish Goat Breeding Programme, the herd has produced the first Old Irish Goats to be born in Dublin in over 70 years.