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People are needed to help the Carmarthenshire Biodiversity Partnership with a nutty autumn survey. The partnership wants to find out as much as possible about the rare and secretive dormouse. They need lots of people to help in the annual search for signs of one of Carmarthenshire’s most special mammals. Like the dormouse immortalised in Alice in Wonderland, dormice spend a lot of time asleep - over three-quarters of their lifetime - and are rarely seen. To track down where they are found it is best to look for signs of their favourite food – hazelnuts. Dormice leave very distinctive gnaw marks on the shells, different from other mice or voles, there is aleaflet available to help identify dormouse nuts. People need to look for the nibbled nuts in a hazel-rich wood or hedgerow and let the Partnership know what they find. They are especially keen to find out if dormice live in the Ammanford area. There is also the opportunity to join the Great Nut Hunt team of ‘Nutters’ at the Llyn ...

People are being asked to help with a nutty autumn survey in Carmarthenshire. The county’s Biodiversity Partnership wants to find out as much as possible about the rare and secretive dormouse, and needs help us search for signs of the mammals. Like the dormouse immortalised in Alice in Wonderland, they spend a lot of time asleep - over three-quarters of their lifetime - and are rarely seen. To track down where they are found it is best to look for signs of their favourite food – hazelnuts. Dormice leave very distinctive gnaw marks on the shells, distinctive from other mice or voles. People are asked to look for the nibbled nuts in a hazel-rich wood or hedgerow around where they live and let the partnership know what they find. Handy packs and booklets are available to help people become nutty detectives, and envelopes are provided to return any nuts found so that the species of dormouse can be identified. A Great Nut Hunt is also taking place at the National Botanic Garden on Saturday,...