This project is now finally under way, hooray!

Dormouse Habitat project.

Funding. Thanks to a successful application for a grant from Mid-Devon District Council, we have now obtained £500 to put up the first 50 nest boxes.

Nest boxes. We found a local person who has made the boxes for us to our specification. The boxes were put up in September 2004. This means that they were well established in time for the 2005 breeding season.

To date we do not think that the boxes have been used by dormice, we hope to monitor them properly in 2006.

More good news. One of the visitors to the badger watch has very kindly offered to help us with the project. He is able to help with siting and monitoring boxes, as well as training and supervising Anne to become licensed to monitor boxes herself. This will be a great help.

 

Last updated April 2006