A herd of elephants were spotted strolling across rice fields in Sri Lanka's North Central Province.

Footage filmed on October 18 shows the animals appearing from the woods and make their way across the rice fields where some stopped to graze.

During harvesting season farmers block the elephant corridors to prevent the animals straying onto the fields and destroying the crops.

A herd of elephants was seen strolling into their corridor in Sri Lanka's north-central province on the evening of October 18. The incident took place in the rice fields of Madatugama.

A video witnesses the episode in a scenic setting, where several elephants are touring the forest. The tuskers appear from the woods in a herd and stray across the rice fields. Some also stop mid-way to munch on the freshly harvested rice crops. A tiny calf can also be seen trotting down to join the herd with the fear of being left behind.

During the harvest season, the farmers block the elephant corridors to prevent straying of the tuskers into the fields and destroying the crops. Therefore, the elephants have to wait for the harvesting to be over to relocate to their corridors.