Negative Footprint Tunnel Records

Finding hazel dormice isn’t easy. And it’s even more difficult to prove that they’re absent from a particular patch. But dormice are protected in law. So, when new houses are built or roads expanded, the developers must ensure that any hedges, shrubby habitat or woodlands that are likely to be disturbed or destroyed, are thoroughly checked to see if dormice are present. The current tried and tested method used in […]

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Wild Tails…..

During a recent trip to one of our Nottinghamshire Dormouse woodlands I happened upon another wild dormouse nest. It was hidden amongst a patch of bramble and rose scrub that was winding its way up a hawthorn tree, on the edge of a young coppice compartment. The nest itself was comprised of predominantly brown leaves around the exterior, with the occasional hint of stripped bark poking through. Typically, the core […]

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The Dormouse Reintroduction Programme

As our usual outdoor activities during the season have been much reduced we have looked for new ways to engage with both our members and others about dormouse conservation. We hosted the first of what we plan to be several webinars last week and were very pleased that Ian White, Dormouse and Training Officer from the Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), was able to speak to us on the […]

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2019 round up

2019 has been another year of surprises, with oodles of positive outcomes. As such, I thought it worth celebrating all of the groups’ hard work this year by rounding up all of your achievements and discoveries. I think perhaps by far our biggest discovery was the dispersal of dormice into Silcock Wood which is adjacent to Gamston Wood. Very early in to the 2019 season we discovered a pregnant female […]

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