The hazel dormouse is the UK's only native dormouse and one of one of our rarest mammals. It has soft golden-brown fur, big black eyes and a long, feathery tail.

The beloved hazel dormouse is in 'catastrophic decline' – as its numbers have fallen 70 per cent since 2000. A major report on the sleepy rodent has revealed that it has become extinct in 20 ...

Small in stature, the hazel dormouse is a fitting presence on the UK 1p coin. Mostly found in southern England in the UK, the hazel dormouse population in the UK has halved since 2007.

The native dormouse, immortalised as the sleepy guest at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Alice in Wonderland, has suffered declines of 70% nationally since 2000 and has vanished from 20 English ...

A rare hazel dormouse has been found in Pembrokeshire. The discovery of the mammal in the national park has given conservationists new hope for its recovery there. The tiny rodent, known for its ...

Four men will face court following the alleged destruction of rare hazel dormouse habitat in Hampshire. It’s alleged that between January 1 and February 22 last year, hedgerows containing ...

Celebrated in Alice In Wonderland, the hazel dormouse is now one of Britain's rarest animals and research suggests they have disappeared from more than half their range because of the loss of ...

Most people's first memory of a hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is of the adorable little balls of fur, sat torpid in their hands, but not mine. It was September 2011, and I had popped along ...

A hazel dormouse (also known as the common dormouse or Muscardinus avellanarius) on the canopy of a European beech tree at night when it is active. (IMAGE) University of Göttingen ...

A rare hazel dormouse has been captured on camera foraging for food at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire. The UK population of dormice has plunged in recent years due to habitat loss, but the ...

Each design highlights the 75-year-old monarch’s "passion for conservation and the natural world", featuring wildlife such as the hazel dormouse and bees, the Royal Mint said. Described by the ...