The year is 1876. A ship arrives in a British port after months rolling on the Atlantic. Weary sailors unload some unsuspecting cargo, and carriages take it onwards to Hanbury Park Estate in Cheshire. The crates are cracked open, and England welcomes its first grey squirrels, courtesy of the enthusiastic homeowner who thought they would be a rather sple…
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