Pine martens

[S.Wind]

 

[TeeDee]

Scamps!

 

[nigelp]

Fantastic. I’m looking forward to the population increasing enough in the New Forest that sighting like that become commonplace.

 

[Broch]

Yeh, I'm hopeful around here, but I'm running out of years

They're North of us, South of us and East of us!

 

[S.Wind]

They visit us every evening. They are so beautiful!

 

[Paul_B]

Lidl in Glasgow still anti Marten spray. Apparently to use on cables to discourage nibbling. I had no idea martens were a problem, thought they were too rare and secretive in habits to come too near human habitation.

Are they really a problem anywhere? Guess this photo they could be.

 

[Broch]

Yep, they will go into lofts and sheds, make nests where there is any dark secluded space and nibble through anything that takes their fancy

Up in West Scotland there have been good populations for a while. I stayed in a lodge about 15 years ago where they would come into the conservatory every night to take peanut butter and jam sandwiches - probably not the best diet our hosts could offer them

 

[S.Wind]

Lidl in Glasgow still anti Marten spray. Apparently to use on cables to discourage nibbling. I had no idea martens were a problem, thought they were too rare and secretive in habits to come too near human habitation.

Are they really a problem anywhere? Guess this photo they could be.

Not a problem at all in fact the opposite a delight - we love seeing them. They visit our windowsill every evening and early morning to eat the peanuts we put out for them and then disappear back into the woods.