New dormouse handbooks for 2025 - PTES
They have been a long time in preparation, but we are delighted to announce that the third editions of the Hazel Dormouse Conservation and Mitigation Handbooks have finally hit the shelves.
The first handbook was published in 1996. Ten years later, the second edition was published at over double the size, reflecting new research findings about dormouse ecology and habitat management.
Now, after a further nineteen years, the 2025 editions have arrived. Since the 2006 edition, a great deal of new research has increased our understanding of hazel dormouse ecology, the habitats they occupy and the threats they face. Much of this builds on The Hazel Dormouse (2013) by Rimvydas Juškaitis and Sven Büchner, and the findings have now been incorporated into the new handbooks.
The Conservation Handbook includes more detail on how to assess habitats, including tables linking habitat attributes to favourable indicators of quality, such as those developed for scrub and woodland. The survey guidance has also been expanded, with advice on traditional methods and modern techniques. How to carry out nut hunts, natural nest searches and use nest boxes and tubes is outlined in detail; the new edition also includes updated guidance on nest tubes and introduces newer approaches, such as footprint tunnels and trail cameras.
Posted On: 21/10/2025
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