“But the dormouse went fussing about anyway, straightening and re-arranging.”

“It has several cousins on the continent, including the edible dormouse, the garden dormouse and the forest dormouse.”

“To this day, wild edible dormice are consumed in Slovenia, where they are considered a rare delicacy and dormouse trapping an ethnic tradition.”

“It's precious for wildlife too, sheltering dormice, water voles, bats, and innumerable birds including barn owls.”

“The development, he maintains, would also threaten the presence of wildlife including yellowhammers, badgers and dormice.”

“To this day, wild edible dormice are consumed in Slovenia, where they are considered a rare delicacy and dormouse trapping an ethnic tradition.”