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Conservation of the hazel dormouse

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Conservation of the hazel dormouse

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  1. This is a sample from the Conservation of the hazel dormouse presentation.You are free to use either the whole presentation, individual slides or content within them. Notes are available for each presentationPlease email ian.white@ptes.org for access to all presentations and notes.

  2. Conservation of the hazel dormouse

  3. Dormouse Conservation • Finding Dormice – Survey methods • Dormouse requirements and densities • Problems for the species • Mitigation suggestions • Dormouse re-introductions

  4. Nest Boxes • Expensive survey method • Best used on vertical stems • Use for long-term monitoring (NDMP) • 50 boxes • Grid approx. 20m apart.

  5. Dormouse surveys - Good practice • Does site fall in known range • Check for existing records (LRC, NBN) • Are dormice known to be present? • Conduct survey • Report presence of dormice to LRC

  6. Where to look for dormouse • Woodland but hazel is not crucial • Conifer wood • Scrub • Hedgerow • Small habitat areas • Roadside/railside verges • Dormice are probably under-recorded Dormice may be present in any wood or scrub habitat within their range

  7. Dormouse reintroductions Why reintroductions? • Substitute for natural recolonisation • Restore lost range • Stimulate conservation effort • Focus for landscape restoration

  8. Why are dormice good? • Key species • Plant diversity • Shrub structure • Woodlands • Hedgerows • Scrub • Responsibility What’s good for dormice is good for many other species

  9. People’s Trust for Endangered Species, 3 Cloisters House, 8 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BG Registered charity no 274206

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