A baby seal stranded from its mum was rescued from a muddy puddle – after being pushed around by 30 cows.
The female pup was spotted by a birdwatcher, Ian Ellis , who noticed the herd behaving strangely, on the banks of The Wash in Lincolnshire -an RSPB sanctuary- and saw they were surrounding the baby seal.
He went closer and realised the mother was nowhere to be seen and contacted the reserve wardens and the Natureland seal sanctuary in nearby Skegness.
Mr Ellis, from nearby Boston, picked up the seal with RSPB staff warden Toby Collett and took her to safety away from the cows.
The pup has now been named ‘Celebration’ to mark Natureland’s 50th anniversary and she is recovering well at the centre.