The Guardian · uk

Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof | Tom Allan

Glenisla, Angus: Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so. Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’ That the thatch is thick with moss and crusted with the brittle fronds o…

If you want the whole piece, that’s at the paper. We only keep the nut graf.