The National Trust says it is thrilled the woodland in Derbyshire will now include hazel dormice.
Rare hazel dormice are due to be reintroduced into the National Forest in a bid to boost their declining population.
The native species, which is extinct in the area, has seen a 51% decline nationally since 2000, a charity said.The dormice are to be introduced by wildlife charity People's Trust for Endangered Species , which worked on the project along with the trust and other partners. PTES' State of Britain's Dormice 2019 report said the population had declined 51% since 2000 and were considered extinct in 17 English counties.The charity said it and its partners release healthy, captive bred dormice every year into well-managed woodlands across the country to try to combat this decline, as part of Natural England's Species Recovery Programme.
Ian White, dormouse officer at PTES, said: "The ongoing success of our annual dormouse reintroductions is the result of a unique partnership."The National Forest is home to a huge array of woodlands suitable for dormice, so we hope that this is the first of many reintroductions to take place in this part of the country."
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