A rare species, previously believed to be extinct in the UK, has been discovered in the small Cotswold town of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Fairies have long been believed to be extinct for many hundreds of years, but new evidence, a series of photographs, has been found that proves their existence. The photographs discovered in an old suitcase in an attic picture Tweedy, the much-loved Giffords Circus clown, with the creatures at Fennells Farm, near Stroud.
“Tweedy has been saying that he’s seen and talked to fairies for years, we just didn’t believe him as, well – he’s a clown!”
Confessed Lil Rice of Giffords Circus
Professor of Indigenous Studies Cal McCrystal, from the University of Limerick has extensively studied similar rare populations in Ireland, and is leading a team of researchers to locate, verify and protect this population, which are believed to be living in woodlands at the top of the Slad Valley.
“A fairy’s natural habitat is a damp mossy woodland,” explained Professor McCrystal.
“They are incredibly secretive and naughty creatures and not all have the sweet childlike personas we give them in modern childrens’ story books today! In fact, they are often giving travellers the wrong directions, turning signposts around and causing mischief – now where did I put my glasses?”
