Elusive pine marten caught on camera

Camera traps have recorded rare pine martens in Northumberland’s Kielder forest for the first time since it was planted in 1926. The cameras are set up in a remote area of Kielder Water and Forest Park as part of a red squirrel monitoring project, but among other wildlife caught on the footage the “unexpected visitor” was recorded for the first time.

Clearance of woodlands and persecution had a severe effect on United Kingdom pine marten populations. Their stronghold is now in Scotland.