What your £15 adoption pack will contain:

Why do Dormice need my help?

• Because the dormouse is one of England's rarest mammals, has already been lost from seven counties because of habitat loss and so is a priority conservation species.
• By adopting a dormouse for just £15 a year you will be contributing to the Dorset Wildlife Trust's (DWT) Dorset Dormouse Recovery Project and so helping to protect one of our most appealing and rare mammals.

This ongoing DWT conservation project has built and placed hundreds of nest boxes for dormice at eleven nature reserves around the county.

• Each year new sites are identified and additional boxes erected, which dormice readily use.
• Dormice are nocturnal, so very difficult to spot, but the boxes provide an easy way to find them, allowing DWT to keep a close eye on the population level, and providing the dormice with secure homes for nesting and hibernation.
• Licensed experts check the boxes every month throughout the summer for signs of dormouse activity - dormice are not affected by this but as it is illegal to disturb these mammals this work can only be done by licensed specialists.
• The boxes have to be maintained and cleaned out each year.

Adopting is simple:

Add the number of adoption packs you would like in the Quantity box below (tick the gift aid box if appropriate - see below) and click the buy button. You will have the chance to review and change this information at the next stage.

Call our hotline number 01305 264620 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) if you would prefer to take out your adoption over the phone.

Gift Aid : Increase your donation without spending a penny extra!

Tick the Gift Aid box below and for every £1 you give, Dorset Wildlife Trust can claim back an extra 25p from the Inland Revenue.

To qualify for Gift Aid, you must pay UK income tax or capital gains tax at least equal to the amount we will reclaim in the tax year. If in the future your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax that the charity reclaims, you can cancel this declaration by notifying us.