Adopt a Dormouse

Give a dormouse lover a special gift - adopt a dormouse for them! Here are three charities who have dormice gifts that will help with dormice conservation!

The dormouse one of the most distinctive tiny mammals native to Britain. But it's rarely see, because of its nocturnal activity and hibernating habits. It's usually found in coppced woodlands. Their numbers are in decline because of habitat loss and a change in the way their habitat is managed. There are a few populations in Wales but most are in the southern counties of England. They are protected by law - you can't even open a dormouse box to see inside without a licence. They are a UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species and a Local Priority Species in over 40 British counties, including Kent.

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Adopt a dormouse from a Wildlife Trust
A number of Wildlife Trust's have an Adopt a Dormouse scheme so you could pick from the one closest to your loved ones. Devon, North Wales, Shropshire, Somerset and Worcestershire Wildlife Trusts all have an adopt a dormouse scheme, so you can adopt and help dormice conservation there. From £20.00.

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House a dormouse
The Peoples Trust for Endangered Species give you the chance to give a dormouse house to a newly released couple so that they have a safe place to live and bring up their young in the woodland. The PTES are reintruducing them to woodlands where they have already disappeared. Special dormouse houses are put in the trees so that the dormice can have a safe place to nest and rest. The hedgerow are surveyed and restored so that the dormice have natural corridors to get them to other dormice woods. You can House a Dormouse for £20.00