Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
38 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced into a woodland at the National Trust Calke Abbey estate in Derbyshire, in the heart of the National Forest, in an attempt to save this endangered species from further extinction in the UK.
Part of Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme, PTES has been leaders on the annual reintroductions since 2000. But the ongoing success is the result of a unique partnership of several organisations including the Common Dormouse Captive Breeders Group including Wildwood Trust, Paignton Zoo and ZSL, and many passionate volunteers who together work tirelessly to help us bring dormice back from the brink and ensure their ongoing survival.
ptes.org/first-reintroduction-of-rare-hazel-dormice-into-the-national-forest
Credit to BBC News
38 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced into a woodland at the National Trust Calke Abbey estate in Derbyshire, in the heart of the National Forest, in an attempt to save this endangered species from further extinction in the UK.
Part of Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme, PTES has been leaders on the annual reintroductions since 2000. But the ongoing success is the result of a unique partnership of several organisations including the Common Dormouse Captive Breeders Group including Wildwood Trust, Paignton Zoo and ZSL, and many passionate volunteers who together work tirelessly to help us bring dormice back from the brink and ensure their ongoing survival.
ptes.org/first-reintroduction-of-rare-hazel-dormice-into-the-national-forest
Credit to BBC News
