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A crafty flock of sheep were caught red-handed when they tried to sneak into an off-limits field in North Wales .

The naughty ewes took advantage of an open gate to reach grass-rich pastures at Derwydd farm, Llanfihangel GM, Conwy .

Farmer Llyr Jones knew how they would react when they saw him and his dog , so he decided to film what happened next.

As soon as he tooted his quad bike horn, and uttered a few choice words, they flocked together before heading back through the gate.

The resulting video is rapidly proving a hit on social media.

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Llyr said: “As soon as they saw me on the hill with my bike and dog I knew what they would do.

“Sheep are cleverer than they are given credit for: they know when they have been naughty and when they are somewhere where they shouldn’t be.

“Within a few seconds they were heading back out into their own field.”

'I wish I'd been more careful'

The 250 Welsh Mountain ewes are due to be scanned next week and Llyr was keeping one field in reserve so that those carrying twin lambs could have plenty of juicy grass.

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He had been delivering bales of hay to them when they decided to go walk-about.

“They know I leave the gate open when I’m dropping off the bales,” said Llyr.

“Instead of heading for the hay, they sneaked through the open gate.”

His video is being shared widely on-line, leaving Llyr with just one regret.

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“I wish I’d chosen my words in the video more carefully,” said Llyr, who can be heard uttering a mild expletive.

“But I’m pleased it’s being seen by a lot of people because it gives non-farmers a chance to see what life is like on farms.

“There’s been plenty of banter too – my mates said I used to have the same effect on women!”