The notebook

All our stories

Field notes, discoveries and news from Nottinghamshire’s dormouse woodlands.

  • From Learner to Licensed

    From Learner to Licensed

    In 2019, myself and my partner joined the Nottinghamshire Dormouse Group, hoping to see our first dormouse. We were not disappointed, and…

  • Negative Footprint Tunnel Records

    Negative Footprint Tunnel Records

    Finding hazel dormice isn’t easy. And it’s even more difficult to prove that they’re absent from a particular patch. But dormice are…

  • 2020 Update

    2020 Update

    The following PDF document provides an update on the 2020 dormouse monitoring & wider landscape dispersal Nottinghamshire Dormouse Project 2020 Update

  • Dormouse Hibernation Webinar

    Dormouse Hibernation Webinar

    In this presentation, Leo Gubert (Highways England Ecologist and PhD Researcher at the University of Exeter) shares his knowledge on the secret…

  • Free Webinar on Dormouse Hibernation

    Free Webinar on Dormouse Hibernation

    We will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm. The talk will be presented by Leo Gubert and…

  • Wild Tails…..

    Wild Tails…..

    During a recent trip to one of our Nottinghamshire Dormouse woodlands I happened upon another wild dormouse nest. It was hidden amongst…

  • The Dormouse Reintroduction Programme

    The Dormouse Reintroduction Programme

    As our usual outdoor activities during the season have been much reduced we have looked for new ways to engage with both…

  • A Tale of Two Woodlands….

    A Tale of Two Woodlands….

    The July monitoring results were significantly different between the two main sessions, Treswell versus Gamston & Eaton. On Saturday July 18th 2020,…

  • 2019 round up

    2019 round up

    2019 has been another year of surprises, with oodles of positive outcomes. As such, I thought it worth celebrating all of the…

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