The south-west tower, completely covered by thick ivy, collapsed in 1842, after local children accidentally set fire to the vegetation that was, by then, holding the tower together.

A chorus of frustrated cries as they rushed towards it, looked out, saw where she had escaped; down the thick ivy which grew on the stonework.

Then he climbed confidently up the thick ivy nearby, right to the roof.

Unseen by the servant within, the black-cloaked intruder descended the thick ivy stems and reached the portico below.

Its entrance was covered by fallen pines and sheets of thick ivy and other forest clutter, and there was no discernible trail leading to it.

These trees were covered in a thick, glossy ivy, and with some other parasite creeper with yellow flowers.

The stone wall behind it was luxuriantly clad with thick ivy, and he pushed his hands against it, seeming to be satisfied that all was well.

A sparrow darted out of the thick ivy nearby and made them jump.

Sure enough, Picard could see some of the thick ivy cut away, revealing hand- and footholds that allowed one to reach a second-story window.

He could only have left by climbing out of his window at night and down the thick ivy to the ground.