Pesky squirrels made rodent in our church roof
SQUIRRELS have wrecked the roof of a historic church after nibbling away at the lead.
The rodents have been sharpening their teeth on the metal.
And their constant gnawing has caused thousands of pounds of damage.
Workmen were called in after church leaders raised concerns about the state of the building, which dates back to the 14th century.
The roofers found tiny teeth marks and holes where the grey squirrels had been working on their incisors.
Squirrels have teeth which constantly grow and they need to gnaw on hard surfaces in order to wear
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STUDENT Fiji Willetts had a visit to a farm dropped from her college studies because she’s a vegan.
Fiji, 18, enrolled for a course in animal management after it was billed as “great for people who love animals”.
But she was horrified to discover the farm husbandry module included working on a farm and feared skipping it would them down. Roof architect Geoff Stott said: “We couldn’t believe it at first, but the little devils had been getting on to the roof and then chewing the lead work.
“There are grey squirrels in the woods nearby and it appears that they were using overhanging trees close to the building to get on to the church itself. “There are a few places where they had actually made holes in the lead.
“I just hope that they haven’t suffered any lead poisoning because of this.” Repairs at St Tegai’s Church in Llandygai, near Bangor, North Wales, are continuing. mean she failed the course. But after “vegan rights advocates” helped her complain, the college told her she can now do a “more suitable” module.
Relieved Fiji, who has pet chickens and ducks at her Bristol home, said: “I couldn’t simply break my way of living purely to pass a course. I hope I can now be an example to other vegans.”