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A herd of wild goats were caught on camera running through the streets of Llandudno in a bid to shelter from Storm Gareth.

The mountain goats, which normally spend their time up the Great Orme, were captured wandering around the town centre on Wednesday.

The animals were seen trotting out in front of traffic and nibbling at flowers in people's gardens.

(Image: George Good)

The herd of Kashmiri goats were a gift to Lord Mostyn from Queen Victoria and spend their time living on the heights of the Great Orme.

The are currently around 110 goats and they are now regarded as wild which means no-one is legally responsible for them, but wardens at the country park do keep an eye.

(Image: George Good)

Conwy Council said there was nothing they could do to stop goats wandering into the town.

A spokesman told North Wales Live : “Goats going into town is nothing unusual, particularly at this time of year, there is no way of stopping them.

"It is more likely in foul weather as they look for lower ground and shelter."

They added that the number of goats in the herd was controlled by using a contraceptive vaccine.

The spokesman said that years ago, when the herd was bigger, incursions into the town centre were more frequent and the numbers involved were greater.

(Image: George Good)

The goats moved downhill during the recent bad weather and Storm Gareth which brought high winds and heavy rain this week.

It is not the first time it has happened.

Last year, the goats entered a school playground and invaded gardens.

Local resident Stephen Mason said: "We have lived here several years and never seen them coming down from the Great Orme into gardens until last year. They are funny animals, but hopefully they won't eat all the beautiful tulips my wife has planted like they did last year."