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| Europe's smallest rodent found at wind farm | |
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| The harvest mouse is the only UK mammal to have an entirely prehensile tail | The harvest mouse is the only UK mammal to have an entirely prehensile tail |
| Four harvest mouse nests have been found at a wind farm in Cornwall. | Four harvest mouse nests have been found at a wind farm in Cornwall. |
| A survey by Cornwall Mammal Group was carried out after staff at the Carland Cross wind farm near Newquay spotted a juvenile harvest mouse nesting close to a control building. | A survey by Cornwall Mammal Group was carried out after staff at the Carland Cross wind farm near Newquay spotted a juvenile harvest mouse nesting close to a control building. |
| Cornwall Wildlife Trust said tussocky grassland provided "ideal conditions" for the species. | Cornwall Wildlife Trust said tussocky grassland provided "ideal conditions" for the species. |
| Glenn Norris, ecologist at ScottishPower Renewables, said the firm had found wind farm tracks "add ecological complexity" to habitats. | Glenn Norris, ecologist at ScottishPower Renewables, said the firm had found wind farm tracks "add ecological complexity" to habitats. |
| The harvest mouse is Europe's smallest rodent, weighing the same as a 2p coin and the only UK mammal to have an entirely prehensile tail. | |
| Laura Snell, conservation officer at the wildlife trust, said harvest mice were under recorded in Cornwall until about four years ago, when volunteers started carrying out surveys. | Laura Snell, conservation officer at the wildlife trust, said harvest mice were under recorded in Cornwall until about four years ago, when volunteers started carrying out surveys. |
| "These surveys have found that they are widely spread across the county, and they have been discovered in a range of habitats including rough grassland, reedbeds, field margins and even in gardens," she said. | "These surveys have found that they are widely spread across the county, and they have been discovered in a range of habitats including rough grassland, reedbeds, field margins and even in gardens," she said. |
| "In Cornwall the species is particularly fond of rough tussocky grassland which provides ideal conditions for nest building. | "In Cornwall the species is particularly fond of rough tussocky grassland which provides ideal conditions for nest building. |
| "If areas of grassland on wind farms have been left to develop a tussocky structure, this provides ideal conditions for the species to thrive." | "If areas of grassland on wind farms have been left to develop a tussocky structure, this provides ideal conditions for the species to thrive." |
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