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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

How did ewe get up there? The bizarre moment six escaped sheep were found on a garage roof

This is the moment six sheep were spotted on a garage roof after wandering off the moors onto a housing estate.

Ella Aldred says the sheep are regular visitors to her back garden in Whitworth, near Rochdale.

They roam the estate after coming down from the nearby hills, eating grass and plants from gardens and verges.

But on Tuesday morning Ella looked out of her window to see half a dozen sheep had climbed on top of her garage.

She thinks they've made the 3ft jump from her garden onto the ivy-covered roof in search of something to eat.

Ella said: "They're regular visitors. You see them wandering round the estate quite a lot.

"I think they're coming down from the moors looking for something green to eat because it's covered in snow up there.

"But they've eaten all my plants now, so there's nothing left for them.

"I'm not bothered though.

"They're only plants - as long as they're getting something to eat it's alright."

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