Adopt a Dormouse

 
 

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.
You could sponsor a dormouse with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Image ©Shropshire Wildlife Trust		 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.   Shropshire, Somerset and Worcestershire, Montgomeryshire and Surrey Wildlife Trusts all have an adopt a dormouse scheme, so you can adopt and help dormice conservation there.  From £20.00.  

House a Mother Dormouse!
Image©PTES

House a mother dormouse
The Peoples Trust for Endangered Species give you the chance to give a safe place for a mother dormouse to live and rear her young. The PTES are reintruducing them to woodlands where they have already disappeared.  The hedgerows are surveyed and restored so that the dormice have natural corridors to get them to other dormice woods.  And PTES check the wellbeing of the dormice and advice woodland and hedgerow management - they are doing what they can to ensure these gorgeous little animals survive and thrive!  You can House a Dormouse for £20.00