A surprise visitor enjoyed some window shopping on Salisbury high street.
CCTV footage captured an otter on a relaxed stroll past shops including New Look and Jones Bootmaker.
A volunteer for Salisbury City Council was stunned to spot the marine mammal as it explored the empty centre at around midnight last week.
In a Facebook post, the council said it was “delighted” that the town’s medieval high street was “being enjoyed both day and night by a variety of visitors”.
It said the recording showed how skilled its CCTV operators were at “noticing the unusual”.
Social media users shared their joy at the clip, with one writing: This is awesome!... This footage should be sent in to The BBC Springwatch. They would love to see this.
“What a once in a lifetime sight! Fabulous!”
While another commented: “Wonderful.... great to see the city recovering like this.”
And another offered a fitting pun: “I think he was looking for Ottakars book shop, but hadn’t realised it’s now Waterstones!”
Another offered a more sardonic response: “All the houses being built around the area forcing him to live in the city centre.
“He obviously doesn’t know the cost of renting.”
