Dormice - Conserving Brampton's Indicator
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2019
- The hazel dormouse is one of the UK's most iconic mammals - with their bright eyes and bushy tails they steal the hearts of anyone who meets them. But they are endangered in the UK and their numbers have been declining for at least 100 years. So what can we do to help them?
For the last few months I have been following the staff and volunteers at the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire and the People's Trust for Endangered Species to find out more about the first ever dormouse reintroduction project at Brampton Wood (www.wildlifebcn.org/brampton-..., where 25 years on the population is thriving.
Come with me and find out what it takes to reintroduce dormice, maintain their habitat and monitor their populations. We might even meet some of the fuzzy little icons themselves! 
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Very nice
Facebook told me out of the blue and at random today, as it does, that dormice are endangered and I ought to do something about it. I was instantly smitten. And a trail of enquiry about these gorgeous wee tiny creatures led me here. Fifteen minutes of beautiful, relaxing surroundings, woodland, grass, butterflies, honey bees and of course dormice. All the time while watching this fabulous nature-fest, I learned so much. Got such a happy buzz watching this! Definite big thumbs up from me 👍
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! They are amazing creatures, and the staff and volunteers at Brampton Wood do an incredible job making the woodland as hospitable as possible for them. As you noticed the wood is a great place for invert spotting too - it's a favourite place to look for butterflies in spring and summer!
I live on the east coast of the United states and I found a group of them living in the wild years ago. I had a job to cut down trees from around a pond and they were in all of the trees. I saw the nests and had no idea what they could be. Some were tan and some were gray. There was a company that processed seed nearby and I figured that they may have been found in the seed and put outside.
I have 8 of them living in my cottage here in Italy. They get annoyed with me if i make too much noise, they think im in their house.
If they are in your house they may be a different species. I know Glis glis (edible or fat dormouse) is often found in houses whereas Muscardinus avellanarius (the hazel dormouse in this video) prefers woodland or scrub. There are at least 4 species of dormouse found in Italy though & I don;t know the habits of the other two.
@@gwenhitchcock936 yes! they are edible they tell me, i havent tried one yet the romans used to eat them on a stick, theses ones are very friendly, they always come out of their holes to see what im doing, and they never touch my food.
@@normasnockers323really interesting that they were food. Today where I live most folks would probably pass out if you tied to cook a mouse.
However there is old folks that would eat any meat you brought them.
Such a great video Ellie! 😃 I loved the footage of the dormice - so lovely to see them up close
Thank you! They are such beautiful creatures, I got a little emotional when I saw my first one.
Hi Ellie . Will this honey color of the fur fade away? What is the hole in the board ,how do you clean box ? I like your story but I dont understand much [Poland] . See you soon ? Will be another recording?
Hi Wiesław, thanks for watching! Their fur will stay this colour throughout their adult life. In the boxes in this video there is a small round hole which allows the dormouse to enter and leave the box, and then there's a large square hole at the top which is opened by the licensed dormouse handler when they are checking the boxes for dormice. In terms of checking that the boxes are clean and in good condition, in Brampton Wood volunteers check the boxes in the winter (because during this time the dormice will be hibernating in the leaf litter and won't be in the boxes) to make sure that they aren't broken or filled with debris. At this time they will replace any boxes that are no longer safe and suitable.
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully I will have more films soon, but it's a bit trickier to get out to do collaborative projects like this at the moment because of COVID. Fingers crossed it will improve and I can share more of the amazing conservation work in the area!
@@elliebladon1556 Thanks for your honest answer ,be well Ellie.