In my new flat I have my dining table-cum-desk set up in front of the living room windows so I can enjoy views of the adjacent woodland and the Bristol Channel at the bottom of the garden while I’m writing these blogs or eating my meals. On Saturday morning, when I was eating my breakfast, I heard a Grey squirrel making the strange whining / moaning / screeching sounds they sometimes utter. It sounded very close but I couldn’t see anything when looking straight out the windows, so got up to have a more thorough look all around. This is what I saw just outside the (tilted) open window.

My flat is on the middle of three floors and the site slopes quite steeply away below, so the squirrel was probably 30 feet from the ground. I suppose that’s not a great height for a squirrel that can climb tall trees – I just never expected one would climb up the side of the building, but the stucco surface seemed to be providing good purchase for its claws. I’m a bit of a fresh air fiend so, when I go out, I often leave my windows open as I’ve no concerns about potential burglars. Now, though, I’m wondering if one day I might get home and find a squirrel has come to investigate!