Dyrham Park: Once-lost squirrel to National Trust tapestries
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image captionProperty curator Eilidh Auckland said it was "wonderful" to see the tapestries "back to their former glory"
A once-lost red squirrel has been restored to a country house's rare 17th Century tapestries as part of a National Trust restoration project.
The Enghien tapestries were cut to fit space at Dyrham Park, near Bath, before the charity took over running it.
Research of the wool weft and similar tapestries revealed the missing rodent.
Property curator Eilidh Auckland said it was "wonderful to see them back to their former glory and with the added bonus of a new squirrel".