British dormice have declined by a shocking 70% between 2000 and 2022, according to the latest report by the national dormouse monitoring programme. But my research indicates that this decline might not be that catastrophic.
Dormice are small mammals that spend the late spring and summer mostly in the tree canopy, then hibernating at ground level when the weather gets cold. In order to know how best to protect them, we need more accurate statistics about their whereabouts, habits and survival rates.
