Foxes 'nest' in tree

A family of foxes has made its home in a spindly tree 30ft in the air. Donna Martell discovered the unlikely den after noticing the young fox club scaling the branches.

It is thought the foxes, which usually live in burrows underground, were escaping the cold conditions.

Miss Martell, 26, and partner Carl Clark, 33, say the family has been living in the tree in their garden an Ipswich, Suffolk since January.



"When I first saw them I called Carl and said there was a cat stuck in the tree," said Miss Martell,

"But when we looked closer we realised it was a fox up there, not just one but two. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them up so high. We have lived here since July last year and I had seen some foxes in the garden from time to time but never in the tree.

"I think they must like it up there because there are vines and branches which they can lay on in the sunshine during the day. They were probably trying to keep their paws dry and keep out of the cold."