A few yrs ago, I got the permission from a small holdings farmer to observe from his field. The field was very dark and just beside a road which was not a busy or well lit road (think of a secondary or thersury road). In the field were two donkies and 20 sheep. The donkies would always be with me, curious as to what I was doing. I'd often have late night pub goers passing by asking me if I was allowed to be there.
My simple answer was:"Would the donkies be here with me, by my side, if I wasn't".
Those were well fed donkies. I always went prepared with a few bags of carrots 🥕.
Sadly now, the field,donkies and sheep are gone and houses have been built on the land.