Carillion go Nuts for Suffolk's Dormice

Carillion is supporting the Trust with £5000 form its Natural Habitats Fund which will go towards a new mower and training for volunteers to use a brush cutter for the long term management of Bradfield Woods.

The partnership will see Carillion staff take part in learning and practrical tasks over the course of a year with the focus of improving the newly acquired 16 acre block of ancient woodland called Hannah's close.

After the first day out coppicing and nest box checking Sara Durham of Carillion said

'We had a good day out, Pete Fordham was very good at keeping us in order and imparting his knowledge , and the talk by Simone was excellent too! We look forward to the next visit'.

Dormice are a UK and European protected species and live predominantly in ancient woodland here in Suffolk, the edge of their national range.