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Farming and Environment | 5th February 2026
 

Wee, sleekit, cowrin, ‘Tarras’ beastie

 
 
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The hunt is on for one of Britain’s smallest creatures

A search for one of Britain’s tiniest and most elusive creatures is set to get under way on the vast Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.

The harvest mouse — a wee scrap of a thing, no heavier than a 20p piece — is classed as critically endangered in Scotland. Yet signs have emerged that the species may be quietly making a home in the 10,500 acres of community-owned land above Langholm.

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