Pine martens are tempted out of hiding ... with jam sandwiches

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But conservationists have not given up on the pine marten despite the last confirmed sighting being three years ago.

To entice any remaining creatures into the open, they are leaving out jam and peanut butter sandwiches in four secret locations.

Numbers of the pine marten - a member of the weasel family - are in decline

Cameras have been hidden nearby to snap any creatures breaking an infrared beam. The experiment aims to identify areas where pine martens have clung on to help improve their chances of survival.

Numbers of the pine marten - a member of the weasel family and the size of a cat - have plunged because of habitat loss and the fur trade.

A handful of unconfirmed sightings suggest any remaining in England are limited to North Yorkshire, Northumbria, the Lake District, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.