I moved out of London to the countryside – this is the £20 solution that stopped mice from getting into our bedroom

White painted bedroom with beige carpets, white bedding on the bed, and a wooden chest of drawers next to it.

When my husband, our son, Rory, then two, and I sold our terraced house in Ealing, London, to move to Oxfordshire, we were looking forward to being surrounded by green space and wildlife.

Ten years on, our family of three has become a family of four, and Rory and his brother, Seb, now nine, are fortunate to live in a village surrounded by fields. There’s space to ride their bikes and play football, and I never cease to be charmed by hearing the sound of woodpigeons in the morning, and the sight of a kite swooping overhead.