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A report released this month by the Exmoor Society said pine martens could help control invasive species such as grey squirrels and keep the ecosystem balanced.

Indeed, perked up ears with a tongue lolling does not read as scared so much as “squirrel!”

One of those squirrel victims was Joan Heblack, 80, who has lived in her Lucas Valley home for about 11 years and has never had problems with squirrels until she recently took a morning walk.

Forestry England points out the work will be carried out over 10 years and red squirrels could move to the adjacent Kidland Forest.

But as the project expanded, Mr Patherya realised there was one problem he had not foreseen, beyond squirrels chewing through the wires.