CUMBRIA’S wildlife lovers are being urged to search woods for half-eaten hazelnuts to help trace one of the UK's rarest mammals.
The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched its third Great Nut Hunt to establish where the endangered dormouse can be found - numbers have fallen 39 per cent since 1992.
To encourage people to join in the conservation charity has commissioned 20 silver and one gold-plated nuts and hidden them in sites across England and Wales.
To take part visit www.greatnuthunt.co.uk or call 020 7498 4533.
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