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

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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 Guardian United Kingdom · 17 October 2026

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