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 ๐คฃ He deserves to be idolized around the #world@NottsDormice@PTES
@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 ๐ฝ to me, but I'll give your deer ๐ฆ the benefit of doubt ๐
Meet Alice ๐ 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.
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#DormouseWeek ๐ญ๐
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 ๐คฃ๐คฃ #invasivespecies
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
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
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
๐๏ธOn 22 June we're joining a march to #RestoreNatureNow
๐ฑThis 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
๐https://t.co/v5orgGJQHE
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?
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
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 ๐ https://t.co/Y7F9dwWA8P