A south-west London library was forced to close briefly after a fox made itself comfortable inside the building.
Twickenham Library staff were surprised to find the curious animal cuddled up on a chair inside the building on Tuesday.
Quick-thinking librarians immediately closed the building while the animal was safely removed.
In a post on social media, Richmond Council explained: “There was an unexpected visitor to Twickenham Library yesterday when a fox decided to pop in and make themselves VERY comfortable!
“The Richmond Libraries team had to close the up temporarily to remove the fox, who we can only assume was after some Roald Dahl.”
Foxes are a regular part of London life and the mischievous creatures have been spotted on Downing Street and even in the water fountains in Trafalgar Square.
In 2011, a fox was even discovered to be living at the top of the UK's tallest skyscraper, the Shard.
The animal, named Romeo by staff, was thought to have entered the 288m building at London Bridge through the central stairwell, the BBC reported at the time.
It survived by eating scraps of food left by builders working on the incomplete structure.
Earlier this year, it was also reported that foxes had begun to dig burrows in the soil of the rooftop garden at Google’s unopened headquarters in King’s Cross.
