Firefighters had to come to the rescue of a deer that became stuck in a set of railings.

The animal came a cropper in Wilton Park in Beaconsfield and a concerned passer-by reported its predicament to the emergency services.

A crew from Beaconsfield fire station attended and freed the deer after the incident was reported to them just after 5pm yesterday.

The deer was unharmed by its ordeal and ran off into woodland after being rescued.