Two brave mice set up home in owl's nest

Two brave mice are creating a stir after setting up home in an owls' nest. The wood mice moved into the Barn Owl Tower, which was specially constructed for the nocturnal birds at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. And their antics are being captured thanks to a "Mouse Cam" set up to watch them.

The gardens' managing director, Peter Stafford, said: "For the autumn our team have moved the cameras underground to show life for a mouse. It's perhaps not the wisest place for the creatures to make their home but it makes for fascinating viewing."



Fortunately for the mice - a major food source for the birds of prey - there are currently no barn owls in residence, though earlier this year the webcam followed the latest brood courting and raising their young.

Heligan Wild is situated in a hide in the middle of the estate near St Austell, designed to give visitors close and intimate views of the wildlife, either immediately outside or through a selection of remote cameras placed around the site.

Webcam.