Andy, James and I undertook a nut hunt at Trench Wood on 11th December but, in spite of carrying our searches of 5 x 20m squares of suitable woodland, we didn't find any dormouse-eaten nuts. However, as we didn't find many nuts at all, it's likely that, in this instance, this method for detecting thes presence of dormice was not so effective. Next year, therefore, we'll instigate a tube survey to ascertain whether dormice are really absent from this woodland.
Elizabeth
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