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And can't seem to grasp that he shouldn't have, cool structure though.

A modern-day hermit who has spent four years building his remote shack from clay has been told to leave.

Daniel Pike has created a home entirely from materials found in Merry Hill forest, which is a 15 minute walk from the nearest road.

He sleeps on a mattress made of dried leaves, has fashioned window frames and even a bath out of driftwood.

But now bosses at The Woodland Trust said they own the site and have ordered him to leave.

Mr Pike said: "I am not doing any harm to anyone here. I grew tired with modern life.

"I came out to the woods, starting in a tent and decided to build a home. I won't be leaving."

Mr Pike, who used to work at Tesco Extra, said he had no mortgage prospects and ran into difficulty after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Fed up with the pressures of modern day life he decided to live simply in the self-built home in Carpenders Park.

He said he was living happily in his straw home until an officer from The Woodland Trust arrived and told him he would have to move.

Mr Pike says he has no intention of giving up his Robinson Crusoe existence and has vowed to stay at the site.

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