Dormice are considered a staple of the English countryside but they are under threat (Picture: Getty) The common dormouse is ‘vulnerable to extinction’ in Britain, according to a new report ...

The authors of the new report, which was commissioned by The People's Trust for Endangered Species, claim the edible dormouse has been largely overlooked as a threat to the British countryside in ...

Have you seen a dormouse? Not much meat on them, is there? You are confusing the native British dormouse with something called the glis-glis. My home area (the Vale of Aylesbury) has these things ...

dormice have long been one of the greatest delights of British nature. In the modern era, however, they are coming to represent something very different. A sleeping dormouse which goes into a ...

A conservation charity has urged the public to scour woodlands for half-eaten hazelnuts to help track down and record the whereabouts of the elusive, endangered dormouse. It is one of the glories of ...

Professor Robbie McDonald, a colleague at the university, said humans may need to do more to save the British dormouse. “Dormice face a range of problems: climate change and habitat loss are ...

It is related to the endangered hazel dormouse, a native British species. The edible dormouse escaped from Lionel Walter Rothschild's private collection near Tring, Hertfordshire, in 1902.

The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched its third Great Nut Hunt to establish where the endangered dormouse can be found. Nutshells with a neat round hole chewed on one side is ...

Its big coal-coloured eyes are beguiling, its furry chestnut overcoat bestows ‘cute’ status and its fluffy long tail is unique among small British mammals. If you’re lucky enough to spot a hazel ...

This weight can double prior to hibernation. The Hazel dormouse has golden-brown fur and large black eyes and is the only dormouse native to the British Isles.

A black dormouse has been discovered in the UK for the first time. The mammal, previously only seen in small numbers in northern Germany, was found in the Blackdown Hills on the border of Devon ...

A dozy dormouse could not believe its luck when it managed to squeeze inside a bird feeder for a feast - only to fall asleep and get stuck. The nocturnal creature had been "plumping up for ...