‘We all get on well’: the town in England where cattle roam free

Living among cows is about common sense, say people in Minchinhampton, after a Surrey police car rammed an escaped calf on a residential street

A bright afternoon on Minchinhampton common in Gloucestershire. Ramblers, golfers, fliers of kites and model aircraft were enjoying the midsummer sun - and the sight of the Highland cattle roaming freely.

They're wonderful, aren't they?" said Mary Griffiths, who was searching for bee orchids in the knee-high grass, careful to dodge the hooves of a nearby group of cattle.