Could a better understanding of hibernating dormice (like this one 🐭) help humans travel between the stars? CrowdScience answers 👉 https://bbc.in/34jfPHl | BBC World Service

Dormice can be found in a variety of habitats, particularly old managed woodlands linked by continuous #hedgerows. Dormice are active in late spring, summer and early autumn and they hibernate in nests on the ground over winter. #DormouseWeek 🐭🍂 👉 ptes.org/dormice | People's Trust for Endangered Species

🔊 Sound up to hear a dormouse snoring! ❄️Dormice hibernate to outlast a lack of food over winter. 'Torpor' is special state that their body undergoes when all their vital functions are reduced to a minimum. #DormouseWeek 🐭 🎞️Lorna Griffiths | People's Trust for Endangered Species

Continuing with my impression of the rare hazel #dormouse, which lives in Cwm Byddog, a nature reserve under the care of @radnorshirewildlifetrust. You can see how many pieces of fabric are pinned in layers before I handstitch them all together then keep on repeating the process until I am happy with the result. #workinprogress #textiles #textileart | Art in Textiles