South East Dormouse Conference – 11th March 2011

About 170 people attended from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Highlights of the day included;

• Interesting data on dormice in non-traditional habitats including pine woods.
• Data emerging from PIT tagging research included evidence showing dormice can cross relatively large cleared stretches such as busy roads.
• Genetic evidence is emerging that litters often have several fathers. Tagging has also shown that individuals are often re-trapped in original boxes after a 1 or 2 year absence.
• Monitoring at Mallydams - training centre.
  Explanation and results of the reintroduction of Dormice to more northerly counties.
• Summaries of the Kent and Surrey Dormice work.
• Surrey Dormouse Group Filming project video trap footage of young dormice leaving their box for the first time. (http://www.surreydormousegroup.org.uk/filming.html)