Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This exceptional footage of a young dormouse was captured by Matt Parkins and his team in Fingle Woods, Devon. The dormouse, which had left its maternal nest in the early summer, was beginning its life as an independent juvenile and looking to establish a new home range.
In this video, the young dormouse was improving its skills and showed great resilience as it battled through storm Alex to continue building its first ever nest. Even though the dormouse got quite wet at times, it stuck to its task. At this point, we noticed it was not actually sleeping in the nest. Overnight, it would bring in leaves and nest lining material but, when the morning came, it went somewhere else to sleep.
Video credits to Matt Parkins. To find out more about Matt's project visit our website ptes.org/grants/uk-mammal-projects/investigating-how-woodland-management-affects-dormice/.
This exceptional footage of a young dormouse was captured by Matt Parkins and his team in Fingle Woods, Devon. The dormouse, which had left its maternal nest in the early summer, was beginning its life as an independent juvenile and looking to establish a new home range.
In this video, the young dormouse was improving its skills and showed great resilience as it battled through storm Alex to continue building its first ever nest. Even though the dormouse got quite wet at times, it stuck to its task. At this point, we noticed it was not actually sleeping in the nest. Overnight, it would bring in leaves and nest lining material but, when the morning came, it went somewhere else to sleep.
Video credits to Matt Parkins. To find out more about Matt's project visit our website ptes.org/grants/uk-mammal-projects/investigating-how-woodland-management-affects-dormice/.
