SEVEN orphaned fox cubs experienced their first taste of the outdoors after being hand-reared by Secret World Wildlife Rescue in Highbridge.

The heart-warming video shows the young foxes, named Ed, Piran, Rufus, Rueben, Rory, Reamus and Demelza, entering the centre's large outdoor enclosure where they can develop natural behaviours and socialising outdoors before being released into the wild.

Laura Benfield, head of animal care at Secret World, said: "The next stage is to make sure their release site is ready. This all takes a lot of work but it's worth for the chance to give these little foxes a life back in the wild where they belong."

The cubs of seven of thirty rescued by Secret World who rescue over 4,500 animals each year.