Rare harvest mice return to Hampshire village where they were first discovered

Animal immortalised in Beatrix Potter books makes a comeback, after being locally extinct for over 25 years, thanks to conservation efforts

Rare harvest mice have been rediscovered in the village where the species was first identified, after work by farmers and volunteers to help wildlife.

More than 150 nests of the tiny mammal, immortalised by Beatrix Potter, have been found around the village of Selborne, Hampshire, where it has been thought to be locally extinct for more than 25 years.