14: It's not only bird-nesting season, think dormice

Vegetation management on rights of way at appropriate times to accommodate wildlife is a challenge, increasingly so as global heating extends nesting periods and affects migration patterns. Field workers are used to considering birds when planning work, but what about other species? This episode's guest is Charlotte Rimmer who discusses the dormouse, its hibernation, the effect of climate change and disturbance, and how to look for signs of dormice when planning work to avoid further impact on this threatened species.The views of speakers and the presenter are not necessarily those of IPROW. Nothing in any IPROW podcast should be taken as legal advice or used beyond the context of the podcast. The podcast is aimed at IPROW's members, a knowledgeable audience, though not expressly limited to them.Find out more about membership of IPROWIPROW is the Institute of Public Rights of Way and Access Management, which was established in 1986 as the membership organisation representing professionals involved in the management of public rights of way and access in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, principally as local government officers (and then called the Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers).It has grown into an active and dynamic network providing advice, training, advocacy and networking to its members.Mission StatementTo represent and promote the views and interests of members, raise professional standards, encourage the exchange of ideas and information in public rights of way and access management, and foster communication and co-operation between related bodies.