There have been a number of recent sightings of otters in the area
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Conservationists in Cornwall hope a new bench being installed at a nature reserve in the county will encourage people to report sightings of otters.
The carved otter bench has been installed at Bude Marshes, where there have been a number of recent sightings.
The otter bench was installed with a grant from the Pennon Community Fund.
Kate Stokes of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust said: "We are keen for people to tell us if they've been lucky enough to see an otter or its signs."
Bude Marshes is an important site for wildlife and boasts a wetland network with a canal, the River Neet, the marshes and a pond.
Ms Stoke said: "It's a great otter habitat and there have been a number of otter sightings locally."
She said that otters also use the coast itself and the Trust is particularly keen to know if anyone sees an otter in the sea or on the beach.
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