VIDEO: Watch a squirrel get turned into a pasty

For generations, farmers have hated them – referring to them as “tree rats” or “rats with PR”. But now the grey squirrel could be seen in a new light – as dinner.

Prompted by a debate on eating the creatures on the FWi forums, intrepid deputy news editor Caroline Stocks decided to try cooking and eating squirrel pasties. Here’s a short video of how she got on.

Join the debate about whether eating squirrel meat is a bushy-tailed idea or positively nuts on our forums. And for more bizarre squirrel-related stuff, see Tim Relf’s Field Day blog.