7 Jun 2026

6 May 26 - A Brownsea Wood Mouse

I was chatting to a visitor by the Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea gazebo, when they spotted a Mouse that was feeding in the low vegetation next to the path. A quick scan with the Bins and I was able to confirm it was a gorgeous Wood Mouse. They are a species, that I see erratically, but not uncommonly in my garden, but it is a species I never tire of watching. It was quick approachable and allowed me to take some photos, but I only ended up with one reasonable photo thanks to the surrounding bits of vegetation obscuring parts of the face or body. It finally ran across the track, where we had one final view behind the gazebo.
Wood Mouse: This was my first sighting of a Wood Mouse on Brownsea