A relieved Norwood said: “He flew down to me at Buckler’s Park, it was very lucky there was a group of walkers that saw him and kept an eye on him.

“We’ll just slowly free feed him and get his weight back up.”

Volunteers spent long hours attempting to coax Noddy home after he flew off at Great Hollands recreation ground on Saturday afternoon.

Norwood and her team were concerned about potential predators and a lack of food posing a risk to Noddy, who was bred in captivity, if he remained in the wild.

She believes he managed to feed himself while in the wild but is delighted to have him home.