THANK you for your article on pine martens in your recent issue.

Whilst sat in my garden one evening recently, I heard a strange noise in a fir tree in the garden that backs onto mine.

I looked up and saw this strange animal, not a squirrel or a cat, that had a big, long bushy tail, a small head with ears pointed, I Googled it and identified it as a pine marten.

My daughter's friend works for WLT and also confirmed this. She said there were some released in North Devon and have made their way over to this area.

I wonder if anyone else has seen one as I certainly feel privileged to have seen one so close.

S G Matthews

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