Found a phone in my garden - isolated property - shit scared

@taxiforme - Now the drone theory makes more sense. First prison 25 miles away; can drones travel this far?

@Bettysnow - Thanks for your reply. I can see your points and agree, but also think that creep don't think like you and me. Obviously! What we see as too risky, they might not, or they might even like. (vomit)

Did you see my post earlier *Betty8 about GSs? We're doing it! I went to a rescue centre website after your post and applied, they've been in touch today, we've raised a fence to 5ft as per their requirement and we're doing the home assessment by phone tomorrow. SO excited!
If we pass through all the hoops and are approved, that must makes you the godmother of our new dogdogdoggy

@VenusTiger - I'm okay, thanks!
That first story of yours gave me a chill. I trust and hope you were okay in the end? What happened? It's hard to see the big picture, under stress and primary reflexes are not always our best friends. Where they gone long? I can see how you'd be terrified, on your own in the house suddenly silent. How old were you? Did you lock yourself somewhere safe? Where they gone long?
Then the burglary, how mean do you have to be to take anything belonging to a child? I know it happens all the time , but still.
They obviously knew they had all the time in the world.That must have been really sad to come back to this after your holidays.
CCTV;There are no houses opposite or near the start of the drives and we don't have any (yet).

@VanGoghsDog - Don't you remember, in your world there are no criminals, no nasty events of any sort anywhere whatsoever and now you're getting the helicopter out for your bil's phone! Tss. You ARE fun!

@QuimReaper - Thank you for the support, I really appreciate it. It's weird to be attacked for talking about an experience like this.
Intrusion is the right word isn't it, I have been using trespass (too much Better Call Saul)

@FlamingoAndJohn I can literally judge, knowing the house's layout, if it's in the kitchen, the sitting room or the study, it might be in their equivalent upstairs, of course but sometimes it randomly jumps into a field 3 miles away, always the same.

@safariboot - Thank youThank youThank You.

@GiveMeAllTheGin8 - Haven't slept much since, no.

@Yesterdayforgotten - Thank you, here are some for you too
I don't expect we will ever know. If it was ( which is more than likely) someone snooping, I am pleased, they lost their phone, otherwise we would have never known! At least now we are sharpening up on the security front. Someone upthread was mentioning the whole country being on flipflop holiday mode and negligent with security; that was us, full house, really pleased to have the kids back.

@TheMaddHugger - You see! Anything can happen! lol lol

@wonkylegs - Always wondered about the kids footballs when they had some, one night in the garden and pfff Thank you for the explanation!

@QuimReaper I don't know, I didn't get really, someone said it had something to do with IHGNFY

@ScreamingKid - Love your name! - Thanks for the support. Ours is not a holiday home, but yes the countryside has its share of crime and I think it's going to get much more of problem with the current situation, including all the lovely empty holiday homes, I hadn't thought of that, they must be a prime target. Agree too re.CCTV.

@BusyProcrastinator Haha! I have tried, but it's not easy to implement if you have to take a dog into account. If you search booby trap alarm it takes you to some very interesting survivalists websites I love this stuff!
We've done a few things that are going to tell us for sure if someone has been in or not and made some changes so it's less welcoming to a stealthy visitor.
Bells are a great idea too!

@VanGoghsDog - people are responding the way they have is because of all the inconsistencies and incredible "facts" in your story Really? Like what?
@teqcar and the rest - Some people are basically telling me I'm a liar, or a drama llama, that's quite rude and offensive imo.

I've answered all of their questions, as far as I can tell, even when I had to repeat stuff again and again. They don't come back to that with anything relevant by the way.
If they feel entitled to be as rude and hurtful as they wish to me then I feel entitled to tell them exactly what I think too. Their problem is that they can dish it but they can't take it.

@georgialondon - Nice!

@CircleofWillis _ I doubt they would dust for fingerprints but I don't know. They took it away in a nice evidence bag like on the telly though!
If they do the forensics they will find my fingerprints all over it!

@SuitedandBooted Sergei is lovely and would be ideal, save for the enormous massiveness of him, poor darling but that's the spirit!
Come over here too @Bettysnow because last night after your message I filled in the application form for fostering from GSDR, the very people that Suitedandbooted is suggesting !! This morning the area manager called us and we've spent the afternoon bringing up one part of the fence that wasn't high enough to 5ft so we could be considered. Tomorrow we're doing the home assessment over the phone. I hope we pass and they offer us a new friend. We're all really exited now!

@Mothership4two - The animals are only a very remote possibility but I keep an open mind and would rather it was that
The drone, I know nothing about them - but there would have been a drone noise?
I love the paraglider idea because it's hilarious, I think, but no way, never seen one here.
No swimming pool or even nice garden furniture . No markings, that I can see, anywhere, I actually checked for them the day it happened.
The lights make us visible from a long distance, can't decide if they should be on or off. Some do have sensors, but not near where the phone was. Will try to get some more.
Thank you for your wishes and for being here!
It's scary retrospectively, as more than likely someone was here and we didn't use to close the curtains, or check the windows or doors much before going to bed, we do now
The odd answers are from people who don't read the thread don't you think?