This adorable footage shows the moment two young stoats were seen 'playing tag' as they chased each other in and out of a woodpile at the bottom of a garden.

The two little animals did not seem to tire of their energetic game, as they weaved in and out of the pile of logs for over ten minutes, hiding from and then pouncing on one another in turn.

The young stoats were spotted darting among the logs before peeking their heads out, each one keeping an eye out for its playmate as it planned its next leap on the other.

The amateur wildlife photographer said: "It was a great surprise to see the stoats.

"I have a trail camera set up in my garden to capture video of the hedgehog that regularly visits a feeding station there - but I wasn't expecting to see these two.

"I moved the camera to a different position and was rewarded with this display of frolicking young stoats playing tag.