[4] It is a small goat, with a black head and neck to the withers/girth and the remainder of the body predominantly white.

They were probably brought back to England by returning Crusaders, and probably trace their ancestry to goats of the Rhone valley.

[citation needed] However, they are good for conservation grazing[9] and have been used at RSPB reserves in Wales, Kent and Canterbury, where their browsing activity promotes diversity in the ground conditions beneficial to other wildlife.

In April 2021 4 young Bagot goats were introduced to the Avon Gorge in Bristol to help control the growth of unwanted scrub on this SSSI and as a supplement the 2 surviving Kashmiri goats originally released for the same purpose in 2011.

[citation needed] An illustration of the species by Harry Titcombe featured on the cover of a 1982 book of British postage stamp, issued from vending machines, at a price of 50p.