Squirrels pinching my bulbs.

Any advice on how to stop squirrels nicking bulbs? My crocuses are prey to a big cocky white-chested brute of a squirrel this year; the bugger even sneaks down behind my back and digs while I'm in the garden. Looking around online, I find the standard advice is to lay wire netting - but I want to add plants above the bulbs (cyclamen and such).

At first , I thought the villain was only partial to the crocuses, but he had one of my summer snowflakes away yesterday. My cat is on the case, bless him, but he's short-sighted, and and it's a bit like the gazelle and the cheetah: the squirrel always squirms to freedom. (And then has the cheek to sit mocking down at us). God help me when I put my new tulips in, which will be like setting out a plate of chocolates before Augustus Gloop.

One suggestion I've come across is to sprinkle Cayenne pepper on the scene. That makes sense, as it tastes so nasty neat (I imagine). I'll give it a try.