Navigating by GPS to get to a village hidden in the West Somerset countryside by what must be a large area postcode took us down and around some very narrow lanes, some with grass down the centre of the road as well as covering the stone walls. We would not by choice have driven down Coombe Cross Lane on our way to the EMN Village Hall in Monksilver, but yesterday's trip brought an interesting discovery half way down the lane towards Stogumber.  A black animal, just larger than a domestic cat and lankier with a longish tail and short legs, crossed our path.  It looked back as it reached the undergrowth of the road's edge and clearly had white markings on its face. 



 

 

Was it a mink, a domesticated ferret or a polecat? Others in the village hall suggested that it may have been the last of these options when we described the sighting.  An image taken from wikimedia of a female Polecat resembles our sighting.