Wee Furry Beasties!

We know that we have little furry creatures around the garden, the cat has brought some in and we have heard them chomping nuts in the hedges. We have even heard nuts rolling in the guttering, but in the last week or so, they have been more obvious. When the house is all quiet and especially at night, we have heard little footsteps scampering above us in the attic. As it was particularly noisy 2 nights ago Richard decided to have a closer look. He thought that he saw little piles of “poo” and what looks like a nest in the insulation so we decided that something drastic had to be done. Not too drastic. Someone suggested putting Tabby up there for a couple of days but I think that she would be more frightened than our little guest. We don’t want to kill them if possible, so we bought a humane trap. We have duly baited it and are now waiting for the results. So far nothing has been tempted. We think that the animal might be a Lérot (a garden dormouse) which are very sweet but we don’t want our wires and pipes eaten.

We will keep you posted.