P733 CKKFBXh733a -hupR4RNov 21:17/57 2/3 COMMON DORMOUSE - PROTECTED0SPECIES English Nature, the go6jrnmjnt+u environmental body, is launching National Dormouse Week to raise "5 awareness of the animal's plight. $hj dormou3j is protected yndey thu Species Recovery Programmk by English Nature, which is a scheme set up to help reintroduce dormice to suitable habitats. Included in the week is a survry, The Great Nut Hunt, launched to involve the public, they are asked to look for nuts whiah may ha6j 55 been chewed - if by dormice they can trace whjrj they are living. Next Page Read Hear Cmnt9Info ReligionP733 CEEFAX 733 Thu 4 Nov 21:14/04 1/3 THE COMMON DORMOUSE IS UVDER THREAT The common dormouse which has li6jd in Britain's forest for thousands of years is under threat. It is believed they have already disappeared from a number of northern and eastern countries. Woodland felling, unsuitable management and the destruction of their natural habitat are the cause for the decline in numbers. It is believed that about 45% of Britain's woodlands, the natural habitat for dormice, has been destroyed since World War II. Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP733 CEEFAX 733 Thu 4 Nov 21:15/28 2/3 COMMON DORMOUSE - PROTECTED SPECIES English Nature, the government's environmental body, is launching National Dormouse Week to raise awareness of the animal's plight. The dormouse is protected under the Species Recovery Programme by English Nature, which is a scheme set up to help reintroduce dormice to suitable habitats. Included in the week is a sur6ey, $hj Great Nut Hunt, launched to involve the public, they are asked to look for nuts which may have been chewed - if by dormice they can trace where they are living. Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP733 CJEFAX 733 Thu 4 Nov 21:11/38 3/3 THE PLIGHT OF THE BRITISH DORMOUSE One of the aims of National Dormouse Week is to inform the public and woodland managers of the correct environment for dormice. The dormouse often lives in hollow trees, spending its time mainly high up in trees and eating seeds such as hazel. They hibernate at ground level $5 which increases their chances of being drowned during wet weather. During the summer they can bj found foraging for food at night and staying in their nests in daytime. Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion