Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
Infrared video footage of rare hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in the wild was captured at our nature reserve on the Isle of Wight.
The footage is significant because it shows dormice on a special bridge designed to help this tree-dwelling species cross barriers created by humans in the natural environment, such as roads and railways, by linking fragmented and isolated habitat.
This is the first project of its kind in the UK, which aims to demonstrate the preferential use, or not, of an arboreal bridge by dormice and other mammals in the wild.
Infrared video footage of rare hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in the wild was captured at our nature reserve on the Isle of Wight.
The footage is significant because it shows dormice on a special bridge designed to help this tree-dwelling species cross barriers created by humans in the natural environment, such as roads and railways, by linking fragmented and isolated habitat.
This is the first project of its kind in the UK, which aims to demonstrate the preferential use, or not, of an arboreal bridge by dormice and other mammals in the wild.
