Bridge for dormice

[Rosemary]

A firm of developers is thought to be ready to spend up to £500,000 as part of a housing scheme – to accommodate a bridge for dormice.

A six-page document has been drawn up looking at how to cater for the rodent population, which has held up a major development in Crewkerne for three years

Beth Jerrett, of the Somerset Wildlife Trust, said: "Dormice are one of the rarest mammals across Europe so they have a huge degree of protection.

"They exist only in small groups per hectare of land, so it's critical they can find each other. If a development threatens to divide them, then provision must be made."

A firm of developers is thought to be ready to spend up to £500,000 as part of a housing scheme – to accommodate a bridge for dormice.

[The Ace]

Or they could build somewhere else.

[Mouse]

I work in Crewkerne. This is a town which won't let us park our cars in the car park so we have to go park down the road.

[HareBrain]

Surely it would be easier and cheaper to train the dormice to signal for a remote-controlled model helicopter taxi when they want to visit their friends in other parts of the development?

And so cute!

[Mouse]

That might distract me from my work if I saw that out the window!

[HareBrain]

Which is more important, you doing your work or increasing the global level of cute?

[Mouse]

The cute!

[HareBrain]

And if your managers have a problem with it, send them to me.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Mouse

I work in Crewkerne. This is a town which won't let us park our cars in the car park so we have to go park down the road.

Mice drive cars? And go to work? Surely, in that case they deserve a bridge!