Sheep grazing at an Abingdon cemetery are now being surrounded by an electric fence.
Youngsters on their way to school enjoy looking over the wall at the sheep in the cemetery in Spring Road, which is run by the town council.
It is understood the sheep have been there for several months but the warning sign has only recently been put up on a tree.
The sign says 'Jacob Sheep' are grazing on the site.
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It adds: "This cemetery is being grazed on rotation to reducing the need for petrol machinery and the sheep will shortly be moved on to another area.
"The electric fence is live. Please do not enter!
"If you need access to a grave or have any queries, visit the cemetery office in Spring Gardens Cemetery."
Town council leader Samantha Bowring said cemetery supervisor Tim Badcock came up with the idea of the sheep grazing.
She added: "We are always looking for ways to do things well and protect the environment."
Ms Bowring said the electric fence was erected to stop the sheep from getting out and 'running amok' around the cemetery.
She added that one resident had raised concerns about the sheep getting onto the graves.
The Jacob sheep takes its name from the story told in the Old Testament Book of Genesis of how Jacob became a selective breeder of pied sheep, according to the Jacob Sheep Society.
The oldest known flock which were imported in the 1750s still graze at Charlecote Park in Warwickshire.
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The Jacob breed with its horns and distinct spotted fleeces made it an ideal ornamental sheep to graze with deer in parklands.
By the end of the First World War, many of these flocks had disappeared and by the middle of the 20th century there were very few Jacob sheep.
A small number of dedicated breeders were determined to preserve the breed, and in 1969 the Jacob Sheep Society was formed.
The town council's website has an information page about the cemetery, which says: "Within the cemetery grounds a new works depot has been built along with toilet facilities for visitors and a new office for cemetery enquiries.
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"In 2012, the council introduced a new system which involved the interment of cremated remains above the ground in marble vaults.
"The vaults can hold up to two caskets or urns securely. Each vault has an inscribed tablet available in black with a gilded inscription of one’s choice.
"Flowers can also be placed on the vault in the supplied personal vase.
"The lease period is not less than 10 years, after this time there is an option to re-lease or have the cremated remains scattered in an area set aside for this purpose.
"An area has been created for the new Garden of Remembrance."
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