A choir was greeted by a herd of moo-sical enthusiasts when they performed an acapella concert in front of a group of Cambridge cattle.

The West Bridgford Social Singers group, which is based in Nottingham, brought 54 members on a social trip to Cambridge on 7 September.

They were met by four udderly enthralled Red Poll cattle when they performed Christina Perri’s ‘A Thousand Years’ and Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s ‘Shallow’.

The choir’s group secretary, Lyn Schofield, said the singers were sitting and eating a picnic on the corner of Mill Pond, located near Darwin College, when they began to sing.

She recalled: “We started to sing a few songs and the cows walked across. One of our members got head-butted three times because she was stroking one of them and it liked the pets.”

“I swear one of the cows was swinging his head in time with the singing,” Schofield added. Particularly astonishing, she said, was how long the cows stood still, “as if they were mesmerised”. They reportedly stayed for around an hour.

Lori Cunningham filmed part of the performance as she cycled past.

Describing the moment, Cunningham explained: “I spotted cows along the path, which is not unusual as they roam freely here, but they seemed to be gazing in one direction. I followed their gaze and at the same time I heard singing and noticed small groups of people were gathering to listen to the impromptu performance by a choir.”

“It was beautiful. There was even an interaction between a couple of cows who nuzzled two singers, almost as though to say thank you for the lovely music. It was a sublime moment and a poignant reminder that cows are sensitive, sentient creatures,” she continued.

Some cattle in Cambridge can be spotted wearing cowbell-like collars, which are fitted with GPS trackers. The Coe Fen herd is often seen roaming the area in the spring and summer months, enjoying their right to ‘commons grazing’.