Moorcroft Wood Mouse September Miniature 2023

The ninth design in our collection of 12 monthly miniatures by designer Nicola Slaney. This fascinating series gives a glimpse of life in Britain’s hedgerows.

September - Wood Mouse 54/2

This is the second great month in the harvest hedgerow year and the hedgerow is laden with a wide variety of fruit. Small mammals such as bank voles, common shrews, hazel dormice and hedgehogs scuttle around putting aside food for the winter months. Meanwhile, hungry wood mice, who cannot wait to eat, feed themselves on the fallen fruit before they start their long winter sleep.