Dormice need a tangle of woodland understory to move around and feed The 1,000th captive-bred hazel dormouse has been released into the wild in a UK-wide reintroduction scheme for these threatened ...

Leigh Woods is home to a rare breeding programme helping to reintroduce endangered hazel dormice across the UK ...

A rare hazel dormouse has been found in Pembrokeshire. The discovery of the mammal in the national park has given conservationists new hope for its recovery there. The tiny rodent, known for its ...

Volunteer counters, as part of the National Trust's Stepping Stones project are checking boxes and woodlands for the hazel dormouse, which is a protected species. Gary Price said knowing where the ...

They’ve been residents since at least the last Ice Age. The hazel dormouse population has decreased in the UK by 75% over the last 25 years. However, there have been many efforts to bring it ...

In late spring, when the natural hibernation period ends, Leigh will be moved into an outdoor enclosure to mate with a suitable male dormouse. Britain’s population of hazel dormice has significantly ...

Hazel Ryan manages the dormouse population at Wildwood Trust and said: “Leigh will be cared for in a large outdoor enclosure full of leaf litter, straw and leafy branches to help her build her ...

Apprentices at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars have designed and handmade a series of nest boxes for one of the UK’s most endangered ...