Hundreds of escaped sheep were pictured blocking a bypass in the early hours of the morning - after a country gate was left open.<br /><br />Around 220 pregnant ewes were spotted on the A-road after they escaped.<br /><br />Farmer Edward Albutt says he got a call around 3am on Sunday telling him half his flock were blocking the A38 bypass, in Gloucestershire.<br /><br />He told the BBC: "Thankfully no traffic was coming at the time, because it could have been catastrophic.''<br /><br />The sheep were returned safely after an hour of herding.<br />
