The meanest creatures he could conceive of were the stoats, ferrets and weasels he put on stage in a dramatic adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. And they're absolutely adorable.

weasel guide. Ferrets and weasels are mammal cousins in the Mustelidae family, together with their other cousins, the wolverine, badgers, river otters, stoats, minks, etc. They’re also both in ...

This jingle isn’t about the little furry mammal. The dress-maker’s ‘weasel’, a yarn-measuring device, made a popping sound. When short of money, you pawned, or 'popped’, valuables to buy ...

Discover the true nature of the weasel. From stoats to wolverines, ferrets to honey badgers, they're an intelligent, resourceful family who are often misunderstood. Unfortunately Weasels ...

So I have come to know a lot about this species. As a wildlife artist, Rob has devoted years to studying the wild stoats and weasels in his garden to capture their cheeky nature for his paintings.

They are larger than stoats and weasels, and have longer tails and legs than polecats. What are these? Try one of the walks from Derek's latest walking series on BBC One Wales.