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Revealed, the secret to saving our rainforests...a herd of Irish cows

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A dozen endangered Irish Droimeann cattle have been introduced to the Ardtornish Estate in Scotland’s Morvern Peninsula to help restore the region's rainforests. These ancient cattle, whose history dates back over 1,000 years, will manage bracken and coarse grasses, creating conditions for native plants and habitats to recover. The project aims not only to rejuvenate the land but also to produce organic food as part of a long-term ecological restoration effort.

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Droimeann cattle, an endangered Irish breed with a history dating back over 1,000 years, have arrived at Ardtornish Estate in the Morvern Peninsula of Argyllshire, Scotland. This is the first time in centuries that these cows will be used in restoration efforts for the West Highland rainforest. The project aims to restore land damaged by heavy grazing from sheep and deer over generations. The cattle will graze on woodland, scrub, and rough grasslands, helping to break up dense bracken and manage coarse grasses, which creates conditions favorable for a diverse range of plants and habitats to recover. Their role is also to start a working herd that can produce food while aiding in habitat restoration. This initiative is part of a long-term plan to rejuvenate the rainforests and will be featured on BBC Scotland’s Landward programme.

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Argyllshire BBC Scotland’s Droimeann Irish Scotland

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Irish NORP · 3× Scotland GPE · 2× Alec Heywood PERSON · 1× Ardtornish ORG · 1× Argyllshire GPE · 1× BBC Scotland’s ORG · 1× Gaelic NORP · 1× Tom Keane PERSON · 1× the Irish Government ORG · 1×

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A herd of Droimeann cattle have been introduced to the west coast estate to munch their way through dense bracken and coarse grass to help the habitat Their arrival, which will be featured on BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, is a new stage in a long-term attempt to restore land impacted by generations of heavy sheep and deer grazing.

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🔮 A dozen heads of Droimeann cattle have arrived Ardtornish Estate, in the Morvern Peninsula, Argyllshire, where they will be put to work across woodland, scrub and rough grazing.

2026-10-02 · Daily Mail

Revealed, the secret to saving our rainforests...a herd of Irish cows · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Scotland is renowned for its Highland cows, whose long horns and shaggy coats attract visitors from around the world. asserted

horns → attract → world

But it is an endangered breed of Irish cattle that been harnessed to restore the country’s struggling rainforests. asserted

that → endanger → rainforests

A dozen heads of Droimeann cattle have arrived Ardtornish Estate, in the Morvern Peninsula, Argyllshire, where they will be put to work across woodland, scrub and rough grazing. asserted

they → arrive → woodland

It is the first time in centuries the cows have been brought over. asserted

cows → bring → centuries

They will now be put to work across woodland, scrub and rough grazing for the West Highland rainforest renewal project. asserted

They → put → project

The role of the ancient breed is to break up dense bracken, manage coarse grasses and help establish the conditions for a wider range of plants and habitats to recover, while being the start of a working herd that can produce food. asserted

that → break → food

Droimeann cattle have a rich history in Irish folklore, with written records dating back more than 1,000 years. asserted

cattle → have → years

Once widespread in their native land, they became rare as farming shifted towards more specialised breeds. asserted

farming → become → breeds

which → introduce → grazing

The estate has reduced grazing pressure and created native woodland, and the cattle will now be focused on areas where they can help the land recover. asserted

land → reduce → areas

The intelligent animals, recognised by the Irish Government as a native rare breed in 2020, can forage across varied ground including the globally significant woodland and scrub at Ardtornish. asserted

animals → recognise → Ardtornish

Alec Heywood, farming partner at the estate leading the project, said: ‘That makes them valuable partners in the work we want to do here. asserted

we → lead → work

‘We can use them to break up dense bracken, graze areas that need careful management and help make room for a richer range of plants. asserted

that → use → plants

‘I also want the project to produce good organic food as the land recovers.’ asserted

land → want → food

The herd, from Irish farmer Tom Keane, includes several colour patterns including animals with the pale stripe along the back, from which the Droimeann gets its name. asserted

Droimeann → include → name

Old Scots Gaelic milking songs celebrate the different colour patterns of the breed and old texts lament them disappearing from Highland Scotland. asserted

them → celebrate → Scotland

Ardtornish plans to form a breeding herd once it has found genetically suitable bulls. asserted

it → plan → bulls