@angelicus73

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

 Nottingham. UK
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Joined September 2009
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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
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Any idea on this bone found in a Lincolnshire woodland?@Skull_Bloke
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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. 👉 ptes.org/ptes-people/meet-al… #DormouseWeek 🐭🍂
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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
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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
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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
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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
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🗓️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 👉restorenaturenow.com
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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
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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?
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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
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Dormouse season has officially begun for @NottsDormice 31 torpid #dormice recorded during the first monitoring check of the year
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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 🐭
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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 nottinghamshire-dormouse-gro… @Mammal_Society @PTES @ChrisGPackham @Nottswildlife
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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 👉 ptes.org/campaigns/dormice
A dormouse curled up in green leaves. Photo by Michael Walker

ALT A dormouse curled up in green leaves. Photo by Michael Walker

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The final talk of the day was another inspirational call to #takeaction by Trish Evans of @weareinstar & a whistle stop tour of the amazing projects run by @Wild_NG_ #SwiftStreet #PoisonFreePavements #BatSuperflyway & a bit of me on #CloseToThehEdgerow #hedgehogs @Nottswildlife
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Some great talks this morning by @Nottswildlife #WilderNottinghamshire Officer, Katie Smith & Andy Callow of #SherwoodGardenConsultancy #wildlife #conservation @RNCSIG
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The Rushcliffe Volunteer Forum is underway at Upper Saxondale. The event brings together #volunteers from across the borough to celebrate their #conservation achievement. Lots of interesting talks, networking opportunities & cake! @Rushcliffe @Nottswildlife @RNCSIG @Wild_NG_
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A record-breaking monitoring session this weekend at one of our #dormouse woodlands, over 70 #dormice All life-stages were recorded, pinkies, GEC, eyes open, juveniles & adult. An amazing result to mark the 10-year anniversary of the reintroduction @NottsDormice @PTES
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Well, it's official, the newly reintroduced #dormice @NTCalkeAbbey are breeding. Today's monitoring check recorded a total of 7 #dormice, with independent juveniles as well as a couple of the founder animals. #Dormousetastic #DormouseWeek @PTES
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Did you know? The @NottsDormice are recorded in a wide range of nest types, with materials ranging from green leaves, woven grasses, stripped bark, moss, string, straw & willow down, but more often than not old brown leaves @ptes #DormouseWeek
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