Squirrels are driving us nuts

RESIDENT SAYS 'INFESTATION' OF ANIMALS AT CEMETERY HAS LED TO HER HOME BEING INVADED

- By CHARLOTTE HALL Local Democracy Reporting Service

A RESIDENT says her home is being 'tormented by squirrels' because of an 'infestation' at a nearby cemetery.

Shauni, from Royton, Oldham, has had to spend more than £500 on pest control and preventative measures after squirrels repeatedly gnawed their way into her attic.

She is pleading with the public to stop feeding the animals, which are running rampant in the graveyard that borders her home.

"It feels like they're just tormenting us," Shauni said. "I've even phoned the cemetery asking them to put a sign up to askl people not to feed the squirrels. But they say they can't because they're not enforcement. I don't even know where to go with it. It's just us versus the squirrels at this point."

The problem first started several months ago, when a grey squirrel broke through a corner of her roof.

"We had a specialist round, he laid out wire wool to cover the hole, traps, poison. Three weeks later, the expert returned - the squirrel had just pushed everything out of the way.