| National and local papers often have articles on dormice. I’ve included a few here. Please let me know if you come across any. |
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| Government in talks over selling off acres of county woodland 1 February 2011 This is Lincolnshire It also has one of the country’s few breeding colonies of the rare Barbastelle bat and it is the only Lincolnshire location for the dormouse. … |
| BASC: Shoots receive £84000 conservation boost 11 January 2011 Politics.co.uk Dormice have disappeared from most of the north of England and are extremely rare in Cheshire. One of the other top achievements of BASC’s Green Shoots … |
| Contractor set to make amends for devastation 17 December 2010 thisiskent.co.uk Protected species including hibernating dormice are believed to have been killed when ancient hedgerows and 300-year-old trees were cleared from beneath … |
| ‘Best ever’ dormouse count at Peterborough forest 24 November 2010 BBC News In 2001, 21 pairs of captive-bred dormice were reintroduced to Bedford … More than 40 dormice were found in the 2010 count, but it is believed that there … |
| Avon Wildlife Trust finds hibernating dormice at reserve 23rd November 2010 BBC News A number of dozy dormice have been discovered hibernating in nest boxes at the Goblin Combe nature reserve in North Somerset. The 128 acres (52 hectares) … |
Exford School’s dormouse hunt 22nd November 2010 This Is The Westcountry CHILDREN at Exford School turned detective as they looked for the telltale signs of dormice in Exmoor’s woodlands. During the dormouse hunt they examined … |
Dormice are thriving. 4th November 2010 Lincolnshire Echo Anne Goodall, of Lincoln- based ESL, who are working with the Forestry Commission on the project, said the discoveries of young dormice was both positive … |
Dormouse delight as foresters plan woodland restoration project … 13th August 2010 Forestry Commission Wales is planning to fell conifers at Coed Maes Mawr near Aberllefenni in Powys and replant the area with broadleaves to create the perfect home for the endangered dormouse. The dormouse is now so rare that it is … |
Rare dormouse boost for Sussex reservoir 2nd August 2010 BBC News The People’s Trust for Endangered Species said dormice used to be widespread in the UK but they were now vulnerable to extinction. Emma Goddard, South East … |
Could dormice be the undoing of quarry plans? 8th June 2010 Barry and District News DORMICE could be the undoing of plans to extend Wenvoe Quarry, according to campaigners fighting the extension proposals. … |
Britain’s newest national park threatened by aristocrat’s quarry plan 6th June 2010 Telegraph.co.uk … nationwide countryside groups, including the Woodland Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CRPRE) and the Campaign for National Parks say dormice, … |
Northumberland school pupils create a wonderland for dormice 6thy May 2010 Journal Live It will also make it easier for the National Trust to survey and monitor dormice on the estate. The school has been working closely with trust wardens Sarah … |
Northumberland school pupils create a wonderland for dormice 6thy May 2010 Journal Live It will also make it easier for the National Trust to survey and monitor dormice on the estate. The school has been working closely with trust wardens Sarah … |
New Royal Mail stamps ‘highlight declining mammal populations’ 14th April 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail Dormice, bats, otters and polecats will also feature on on ten first class Royal Mail stamps which go on sale from Tuesday. … |
Narrow squeak for a dozy dormouse 16th March 2010 Times Online A hibernating hazel dormouse is blissfully unaware that it has been rescued and rehomed after a gardener accidentally raked its nest out from under a hedge … |
Endangered dormice found in ancient woodland at Stock 19th February 2010 BBC News The ancient woodland at Swan Wood in Stock is proving to be an ideal habitat for the endangered dormice. Success at The Woodland Trust site is due in part … |
Councils spends £7000 on a ‘mouse bridge’ to help rodents cross … 19th February 2010 Daily Mail A council has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect wildlife after splashing out £7000 so that dormice and lizards can cross a … |
Kingston Maurward students create dormouse superhighway 18th February 2010 Dorset Echo Dormice are a protected species and traditionally inhabit woodland scrub and … Dormice populations in Dorset have fallen. Although hotspots still exist, … |
Endangered dormice found in Trust wood 15th February 2010 Woodland Trust Rare dormice have been recorded for the first time in an ancient Woodland Trust wood near Chelmsford thanks to the diligence of a local volunteer naturalist. |
Surrey Wildlife Trust gets £25k to protect dormice 10th January 2010 Elmbridge Guardian Dormice populations in the UK have dropped by 70 per cent in the past 25 years, largely due to habitat loss and are now listed as a priority species on the … |
British wildlife faces climate change devastation, warns Environment Agency 13th December 2009 Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK The Wildlife Trust is warning of winners and losers, with iconic species such as hazel dormice and bluebells under pressure because of warmer weather which … |
Join in the great hunt for nuts 26th November 2009 BBC News – UK WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is encouraging people to help locate populations of hazel dormice in the county by looking for nibbled nuts. |
Nut hunt locates dormice habitats 22nd November 2009 BBC News – UK People in Wiltshire have been helping the county’s wildlife trust locate populations of hazel dormice. A Great Nut Hunt was held at Morgan’s Vale and … |
I’m reliably told it was a woodmouse on a birdfeeder – not a dormouse 20th November 2009 Wisbech Standard, Cambs – UK In this job it is fair to say that one comes across many unusual job titles but Dormouse Officer is not one that easily springs to mind. |
Help track down dormice 15th November 2009 Salisbury Journal – Salisbury, England, UK By Journal Reporter » WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is asking people to help locate populations of hazel dormice in the county. The trust is holding a free event … |
Des res for dormice. Just down corridor 13th November 2009 Times Online – UK Dormice are creatures of the trees. They don’t care for the ground at all. … No elephant is an island, either, but it’s dormice that concern us right now. … |
A nutty approach to creature count 28nd October 2009 Isle of Wight County Press – Newport, England, UK … dormice,” said assistant headteacher David Moorse. “Everyone was really thrilled to be taking part and it’s important to get people involved. … |
‘Golden Great Nut Hunt’ to help endangered hazel dormouse 22nd October 2009 Animal planet It’s autumn in England, which is a great time of year to find evidence of the endangered hazel dormouse’s activity… |
Radley silversmith sets off woodland hunts up and down the country 22nd October 2009 Herald series A SILVERSMITH has been recruited by a national charity to cast 21 hazelnuts — in a bid to save the English dormouse. |
Go nuts to help save the dormouse 9th October 2009 BBC News UK The dormice are incredibly difficult to see. “But if we know where they are from the survey, we can put conservation measures in place to protect them. … |
Help wildlife charity save rare dormice by hunting for nuts 9th October 2010 Smallholder – Somerset, UK Dormice open these nuts by making a neat round hole on one side, leaving characteristic toothmarks around the edge of the hole and providing a reliable … |
Hunt Nuts, Help Endangered Dormice 9th October 2009 EcoWorldly The Great Nut Hunt has proven to be a valuable method for identifying hazel dormouse habitats: Of the 800 known dormouse sites in England and Wales, 500 of them were discovered in PTES’ previous nut hunts, which drew thousands of … |
Reconnecting the Countryside 30th September 2009 Farming UK – Brighthouse, England, UKThe prize money will enable me to purchase dormouse monitoring equipment and a special camera system to film dormice and thus try to further understand how … |
Dormouse survey around Allendale 17th September 2009 The Journal’s community site for Allendale, Northumberland UK There will be a nut hunt this autumn when Northumberland Wildlife Trust supports the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) in its appeal to members of the public to help save endangered hazel dormice. |
| dormouse?…nesting in a reed bed? August 20 2009 Locks Farm Blog In the reed bed? Really? That’s extraordinary. I’ll let Robert know. He’ll be fascinated and down there like a dose of salts I shouldn’t be surprised!” I was on the phone to a friend of mine who had just called to say that some relatives staying with them had found a dormouse nest in the reed bed |
| Help for the endangered dormouse 26th June 2009 BBC Shropshire – UK A nature charity is embarking on a two year project to encourage landowners to improve their hedgerows. The aim is to create an ideal environment for the endangered dormouse and make it easier for it to move around |
| SLEEPY DORMICE ARE IN FOR A WILD TIME 17th June 2009 UK Express – UK The dormice will live in nest boxes in mesh cages for a fortnight. Then they will be free to roam to find nuts, berries and insects. Dormice have suffered a … |
Dormice reintroduced to Warwickshire wood 16th June 2009 Birmingham Post – Birmingham,West Midlands,UKSurvival rates of dormice reintroduced into the wild are extremely high, demonstrating the success of this activity as part of the longer-term conservation … |
| Plea for help saving animal12th June 2009 Shropshire Star – Telford,England,UKThe Hedgerows for Dormice campaign aims to improve habitat for a range of woodland … Jim Jones, Hedgerows for Dormice project officer at PTES said: These … |
| We need money to grow from trees5th June 2009 Bristol Evening Post – Bristol,Bristol,UKBoth grey squirrels and deer are so prevalent, says the CLA, that woodland and ground-nesting birds as well as dormice are under threat from loss of habitat … |
| Endangered dormice back from the brink29nd May 2009 Country Life – UKData from the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme, organised by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), shows that the decline in dormice had … |
| Dormouse not out of the woods yet22nd May 2009 Radio 4 TodayThe humble dormouse – which is under threat after numbers suffered a steep decline could be recovering, researchers at the People’s Trust for Endangered Species say |
| Dormice wake up to a new dawn after years of decline22nd May 2009 Daily MailTwo of Britain’s best-loved wild mammals are making a comeback after years of decline, conservationists reveal today. |
| Dormice and water voles make a come back’22nd May 2009 TelegraphTwo of Britain’s best-loved wild mammals are making a comeback after years of decline, conservationists reveal today. |
| Dormice decline ‘is slowing down’22nd May 2009 BBC NewsConservationists say they are encouraged by research which suggests that a decline in the numbers of dormice is slowing down. |
| Will humble dormouse block holiday village near Winchester17th May 2009 Southern Daily Echo – Southampton,England,UKBut dormice and other protected mammals, including bats and polecats, were discovered in a survey of the site. That could halt the development at Black Wood … |
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