The Otter

Nowadays otters make frequent appearances on the River Welland in Spalding. In November 1964, otters were a much rarer sight as seen in the following extract from a Spalding Wildfowler's newsletter in November 1964:

Whilst cycling home from work one of our members witnessed the fatality of an otter, run over by a passing car. He took it to the police, who after wondering whether it was edible, thought better of it and returned it. Our friend, also dismissing any gastronomic qualities, decided to skin it and have the pelt cured and eventually made into a pair of gloves for his beloved. In turn this has diverted her attention from the feather bed for which her duck shooting husband has been painstakingly collecting down over the past 10 years.