Sparrowhawk Bushcraft

The Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) or Long Tailed Field Mouse is a widespread and common mammal that you might spot on a walk or in your garden.

Growing between 8cm and 10cm long and weighing between 23g and 25g, the typical Wood Mouse lives for around 1 year.

A female can have a litter of 4-8 and up to 6 times a year, which makes for a lot of mice! The circle of life though means that the Wood Mouse has a lot of predators such as birds of prey, foxes etc. One of the reasons that they are mainly nocturnal, although you may be lucky enough to spot one in the daytime.

They feed mainly on seeds from trees such as oak, beech etc and will change to berries and fruits when available in the later months of the year.

These two scamps (in the picture) were in my compost bin making a nice nest. Unfortunately for them I needed the bin contents, so they were relocated to some nice woodland to make a new home.