So I have come to know a lot about this species. As a wildlife artist, Rob has devoted years to studying the wild stoats and weasels in his garden to capture their cheeky nature for his paintings.

Stoats (part of the same taxonomic family as badgers, weasels and otters) were first reported on Orkney in 2010, according to the ONWP, and soon began to threaten the island's ecosystem.

We are spectacularly lucky with the wildlife which comes to our garden but were not prepared for our latest arrival in early December which ...

Similar to a weasel but different in many ways ... white in the winter months so they can camouflage themselves. Stoats are also quite agile, and they have an outstanding sense of smell and ...