A recentstudybyQueen’sUniversity
Belfastfoundthatpinemartens
supplementa fewkeystaples(voles
usually)witha cornucopiaofseasonal
treats.Inautumn,theygooutof
theirwaytofeastonrowanberries,
blackberriesandbilberries.Naturewriter
PollyPullar,inherbookA Richnessof
Martens, saysshehaswatchedthem
“stuffingthemselvesgreedily...their
scatsareladenwithredrowanslikea
stringofcrimsonbeads”.Themartens
eatsomuchfruit,perhapsbecauseit’sa
richsourceofvitaminC,thatsomegoes
almoststraightthrough their system.
FINDOUTMORE Pinemartenguide:
discoverwildlife.com/pine-martens
4 |PINEMARTEN
Sweet treats