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Endangered dormice and newts found on Hereford bypass route: The route of the planned first phase of the Hereford bypass is home to endangered dormice ...
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Hibernation in Wild Animals: How Marmots, Hedgehogs, and Dormice Survive the Winter
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Latest Hull and East Riding planning decisions and applications - including reverse vending machine in Cottingham and Bransholme newt plan
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Plans for works for Hereford Southern Bypass set out: A major road project planned for the south of Hereford has reached another milestone ...
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Bypass start date in doubt as fresh hurdles emerge
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Space for newts and frogs: Old fire pond becomes a retention basin: The Lippeverband (Lippe River Association) will begin converting an old fire pond in ...
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Lorry ban coming to A465 Belmont Road in Hereford: Lorries will be banned from a main road into Hereford once the first phase of the city bypass is complete ...
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Hereford bypass repeating past mistakes, councillors say: Multiple problems with the first phase of the Hereford bypass scheme laid out this week in a ...
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Herefordshire Council needs to buy land for Hereford bypass: Acquiring the land for the first phase of the Hereford bypass “remains a risk” ...
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'Dating agency' created to save vulnerable species : The super cute critters have declined 70 percent since 2000
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Key FactsWildwood Trust creates ‘dating agency’ for vulnerable dormice
May 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: devonlive.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: devonlive.com
- Wildwood Trust plans to release 37 dormice in June or July 2026 at a secret woodland location in northern England.
- A studbook records captive animals and helps select the least-related pairs to increase genetic diversity.
- Wildwood Trust cites habitat loss and climate change as reasons for dormice’s national decline since 2000.
- An online husbandry guide published by Wildwood Trust is intended to help other zoos breed dormice.
That’s why I say it is like a dating agency because we are working out who the best pairs are to get together to get the most robust genetics essentially.— Suzanne Kynaston, conservation officer at Wildwood Trust, describing the studbook and why she calls it a 'dating agency' to pair dormice for greater genetic diversity.

Breeding record broken in sanctuary with dormouse ‘dating agency’ system: An animal centre has had its best breeding year for dormice and is preparing to release ...
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New pictures show Hereford bypass route and development: NEW visualisations have been revealed, showing the planned route and associated development for ...
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New rescue center in Ehningen - | What two hazel dormice have to do with the late start of construction
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Rarely seen hazel dormouse habitat plans at farms: The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal to help one of Britain’s most ...
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Southampton lake carp could be killed over protected newts fears: Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton lake due to the risk they ...
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Oregon Zoo, National Park Service team up to save endangered Crater Lake newt: The ‘cute little newt’ has been struggling in recent years.
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Rare hazel dormice found on Isle of Wight after six years: Hazel dormice, which have declined by about 70 per cent since 1990, were last recorded at the site in ...
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Hereford western bypass work to start, council chief says: The long-awaiting Hereford bypass scheme can now begin in earnest, a Herefordshire leader has said.
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‘Help save the dormice’: A nature-lover has launched a petition to ‘save the dormice’ at a woodland reserve.
lincsonline.co.uk/stamford/news/help-save-the-dormice-9415855/
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