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John Cooper

Herd of cows invade Swansea housing estate bumping cars, eating plants and taking over play area

A herd of escaped cows caused mayhem in Pontarddulais on Tuesday as they roamed around the streets and then visited a playground.

Shocked residents captured pictures and videos of the roaming farm animals as they helped themselves to plants and grass from gardens and stumbled into fences and parked cars.

Concerned locals took to social media to try to work out who owned the cows and multiple calls were received by South Wales Police who made a plea for information on social media. 

The cows roved around housing estates in the centre of Pontarddulais before heading down Bolgoed Road where they paid a visit to a children’s play area.

The cows seemed to be happily wandering around in the sunshine (Darren Wheatley)
Nowhere was off-limits to them (Nicola Pearce)
They even peered in windows (Laura Holloway)
Here they are wandering around someone's garden (Nicola Pearce)

Stacey Jenkins lives in Bolgoed Road with her daughters Brooke and Lexi Watkins, aged six and three.

“My three year old was standing out in the front garden watching them pass so it was very exciting for her. 

“It was lovely for the children to see even if it was a bit hectic in Pontarddulais."

(Darren Wheatley)

She added: “We use the park at least once a week so the girls loved this week’s visit.” she said. 

According to local reports, the cows caused disruption to traffic and blocked roads before they were finally reunited with their owner at around 4 pm.

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