Lorna Griffiths

Batty wildlife conservationist & lover of small mammals. Chairmouse @NottsDormice MRes Biological Sciences seeking PhD. Views are my own

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Everyone, meet Chunky McChunkface. This 34g #dormouse recorded today is just 4g off our heaviest ever #dormouse but still some time left to put on a bit more weight..he might not fit in the box though if he does 🤣 He deserves to be idolized around the #world @NottsDormice @PTES

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@Skull_Bloke Thanks Ric. I did see 3 species of deer in the woodland during my visit, muntjac, roe, & fallow. The bone looked more alien 👽 to me, but I'll give your deer 🦌 the benefit of doubt 😊

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Any idea on this bone found in a Lincolnshire woodland?@Skull_Bloke

[People's Trust for Endangered Species @PTES]

Meet Alice 👋 Having recently graduated from the University of Turin, Alice Ciampricotti has been volunteering with @NottsDormice and interning for @PTES working with her favourite species, hazel #dormice.

👉 https://t.co/vwabGB1dhS

#DormouseWeek 🐭🍂

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@EnvAgency what's the point in seeding wildflowers including yellow rattle at the #Colwick #fishpass if you aren't going to allow them to flower & set seed? #mowingmania #InsectApocalypse #WheresTheWildlife

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@nottinghamcity Can you advise as to why nesting bird habitat is being cut in the breeding bird season? @NottinghamParks #ColwickPark

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

The water storing capabilities of #HimalyanBalsam is astounding. Very satisfying to watch it glug glug glug immediately after pulling. No more need for plastic water bottles, just arm yourself with a balsam plant or two 🤣🤣 #invasivespecies

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

The Nottinghamshire #dormouse populations are going from strength to strength. This weekend's monitoring of one of the woodlands recorded a whopping 48 #dormice. For reference, May 2023 recorded 22. *Handled under licence* @NottsDormice @PTES @NottsBAG @NEEastMidlands

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Is this raw #sewage in the river Trent at Stoke Bardolph? Many wet wipes too. Has there been a discharge? Not what you want to see on a walk along the river on a hot day @EnvAgency @stwater

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Moments before the cut, bees & hoverflies dance around the flowerheads as further along the bank the metal dragon churns up the wet grass & wipes out the minuscule communities that shelter within its depths. Nonsense management. @EnvAgency #ColwickPark #destruction

[People's Trust for Endangered Species @PTES]

🗓️On 22 June we're joining a march to #RestoreNatureNow

🌱This is a peaceful march in London to take a message to politicians that nature can be saved, but only if they take action now

Everyone's welcome to join - find out more & pledge your support
👉https://t.co/v5orgGJQHE

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

The grasses were also just beginning to flower. Rich in #insect life. Forage for the #birds & their chicks. Did you give a thought to nesting mallards? Now all that is left is a desert wasteland. Why? Will the tall grasses restrict flood alleviation? I think not. So why?

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Why @EnvAgency do we need to be turning flood banks into lawns? Yesterday, the Colwick banks were awash with colour, pale pinks of Lady's smock, yellows of dandelions & buttercups, blues of speedwell & whites of early flowering cow parsley #ecologycrisis #naturedeficit

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@TBeetles I've just sent the record in.

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@TBeetles Any idea what these are Adrian? Auto id is giving fine carpet beetle...

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

@TBeetles Thank you 😁

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Well, that's a wrap. The April #dormouse monitoring is now complete, & what a busy weekend we've had. An incredible 41 #dormice recorded. Many are still likely to be in hibernation, emerging in May @PTES @NottsDormice @Nottswildlife @NEEastMidlands

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Dormouse season has officially begun for @NottsDormice 31 torpid #dormice recorded during the first monitoring check of the year

[People's Trust for Endangered Species @PTES]

What a brilliant day! Thank you to all the speakers, partners @AnimexBridge @WildcareUK @Silverpasta @NottsDormice and delegates for making the National Dormouse Conference such a collaborative and successful event! #DormouseConf2023 🐭

[Lorna Griffiths @angelicus73]

Why not treat your loved ones, or yourself to one of @NottsDormice unique #dormouse gifts featuring artwork by Courtenay of @bespokefolk All profits will help fund the #Nottinghamshire #Dormouse Project https://t.co/bj0tIzVVgx @Mammal_Society @PTES @ChrisGPackham @Nottswildlife

[People's Trust for Endangered Species @PTES]

The State of Britain's Dormice 2023 report is here.

Hazel dormice have declined by 70% since 2000. But despite alarming topline statistics, reintroductions and other projects are making a difference locally ensuring a future for dormice.

Read report 👉 https://t.co/Y7F9dwWA8P