Working near countryside certainly has its perks.
It also means you need to be prepared to be disturbed by animals every now and then.
Staff at a small business estate on Bacup Road in Rossendale were greeted by a very nosey sheep on Thursday morning (April 29).
Posting in the local Ramsbottom group on Facebook, Laura Bardsley asked: “Has anyone lost a sheep?”
The post was accompanied by a photo of a sheep - believed to be from the nearby farm - staring at the camera from the entrance of her workplace.
It appears to be a common occurrence.
“The sheep escape the nearby farm on a regular basis,” Laura said.
“The sheep just turned up at our front door and chilled there.
“It was barging the door trying to get in.”
Thankfully, a farmer quickly arrived to collect the sheep and all was well in the world again.
Replying to Laura’s post in the Ramsbottom group, one user wrote: ‘This is a ram raid!!!!!!’
Another posted: ‘We need to take him the baaaarbers, he's looking a bit sheepish, lucky he didn't ram you.’
It’s not the only bizarre animal-related story to have made the headlines this week.
On Monday, a cow was spotted running through the car park of a Lidl supermarket in Oldham.
