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By Kate Fowler
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A homeowner in England was left startled after coming downstairs in the night only to find a herd of cows making the yard their own.
Molly, 30, lives in Hampshire with her husband Dale, 33, but has recently had some unusual visitors, three years after moving into their home.
Healthcare worker Molly got out of bed to fetch a glass of water in the night, but after going downstairs, noticed a group of cows in her backyard, staring at her through the huge glass doors overlooking it. Molly captured the moment in a TikTok video which has since gained over 8 million views.
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As she went downstairs, led by her dog, the lights flicked on in the yard to show multiple cows simply standing in her garden, staring through the window and chowing down on grass. Molly can be heard cackling with laughter.
"I can't believe it. I was literally only joking the other day and going 'wouldn't it be funny to wake up and there's a cow in the garden,'" explained Molly in a second video.
"I live down an actual street with loads of houses and I've got a field on the back of my house, I do not live in the middle of nowhere." she added.
Molly told U.K. press that there was a fence at the end of the garden but that it was taken down while the house was being renovated.
"My husband replaced it with a bit of plywood as the landowner told us to be careful," she said. "Now we are going to put up a proper wood fence."
Her husband Dale was left to deal with the herd, attempting to shepherd the cows out of the garden using a stick and grass as bait.
The bovine guests appeared to like their new stomping ground though, as they returned in daylight just days later. This time, they were noticed by a neighbor, who knocked on Molly's door to alert her of the latest visit.
"Free lawn mowing," joked one user of the many who flooded the comments section of the viral video.
Newsweek has contacted Molly for comment.
It isn't be the first time cows have shown a liking for taking over spaces, with Ring doorbell footage going viral in February after escaped dairy cows descended on a Georgia neighborhood.
Dozens of cows were captured walking down a residential street and congregating at a resident's front door by a Ring camera device.
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