An eight-year-old Ukrainian refugee who went viral after settling into his new home by falling asleep on cows that he was initially "petrified" of has now taken to sitting in a barn with 30 of them.

Andrew Brewer and his wife Claire, farmers from Cornwall, took in young Peter, his sister Aiia, 11, and mother Anya, six months ago as refugees.

Initially, Peter was terrified of his new home, in particular the cows roaming about the dairy farm in Fraddon.

But after settling in, Peter is now "best friends" with the calves - and has even started falling asleep on them.

Falmouth Packet: Peter sleeping on one of the calves on the farm Picture: Andrew Brewer / SWNSPeter sleeping on one of the calves on the farm Picture: Andrew Brewer / SWNS (Image: Andrew Brewer / SWNS)

Mr Brewer said: "They were very nervous when they first got here, the first thing they asked was 'when does the shelling start?'

"They were very much saying 'be quiet, don't make any noise' - they were worried they would have to keep moving.

"When Peter first got here he was absolutely petrified of the cows, but he's lost that fear now.

"He's got a bond with them, he goes missing in the cow pens and we'll find him right in the middle of a pen of 30 calves."

Mr Brewer took to Twitter last month to show how well Peter has eventually settled into life on the dairy farm.

A picture of the boy having a kip on "his mate Max the calf", has been liked by more than 47,000 people.

Mr and Mrs Brewer decided to take in the young family six months ago when they were forced to flee war in their home country Ukraine.

They were matched on a Facebook group, Sunflower Sisters UK, which helps Ukrainian refugees find safe homes in the UK.

Falmouth Packet: Peter and his sister Aiia playing with the calves on the farm Picture: Andrew Brewer / SWNSPeter and his sister Aiia playing with the calves on the farm Picture: Andrew Brewer / SWNS (Image: Andrew Brewer / SWNS)

Mr Brewer said: "Our two daughters have moved out of home, so we had spare rooms.

"My wife and I decided that their needs were greater than our empty rooms so we saw it as an opportunity to help someone in need.

"They've got plenty of space on the farm, they have bikes and lots of local people donated clothes and boxes of toys.

"A lot of refugees are coming to the end of their six months and are getting worried.

"But we're happy for them to stay as long as they need. We all muck in together and treat everyone like family."