https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dormice-thrive-at-killerton-national-trust-site-in-devonContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dormice-thrive-at-killerton-national-trust-site-in-devonhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dormice-thrive-at-killerton-national-trust-site-in-devon#u195840Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:35:43 +0000Hazel dormice at the National Trust's Killerton estate in Devon are maintaining stable numbers, bucking a 59% national decline since 2000. Rangers attribute the local success to long-term habitat management, including hedgerow care and a monitoring programme using 100 nest boxes across the estate where mice are weighed and recorded between April and October. National surveys suggest warmer summers may be helping a recent upturn elsewhere, prompting cautious optimism among conservationists.Why it mattersThe hazel dormouse has disappeared from half its historic range in England and is class