RANGE OF THE DORMOUSE IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 211 
In WestmorELAND the Dormouse appears to be of rare 
occurrence. A correspondent of ‘The Field’ (April 12th, 1884), 
writes as follows:—‘‘ The late Dr. Gough, in his list of Mammalia 
found within six or seven miles of Kendal, Westmoreland, pub- 
lished in 1861, describes the Dormouse as “‘not infrequent.” 
Whatever it may have been then, its occurrence there now is 
very infrequent. Another anonymous correspondent, writing 
under date April 19th, 1883, mentions having found one in its 
nest, some years ago, on the lower slopes of one of the fells 
at the southern end of Lake Windermere; but it may be 
observed that the value of such communications as the above 
would be greatly enhanced if accompanied by the name of the 
writer. 
Again, as regards CUMBERLAND, the only information I am 
able to bring forward is taken from another unauthenticated note, 
to which the initials only of the writer (T. N. P.—[Hallthwaites] ) 
are appended. He says:—‘‘I have frequently met with this 
animal in the district of Millom, South Cumberland. One was 
shown me, some winters ago, frozen to a piece of wood; and last 
year, while trout-fishing, a boy with me found one amongst the 
rocks on the banks of the stream.” 
As to NoRTHUMBERLAND, with the exception of Messrs. Men- 
nell and Perkins’ list above referred to, I can find no evidence of 
the occurrence of the Dormouse in that county. The places 
mentioned in the above list (see DurHAm), quoted by Mr. Roebuck, 
are on the Durham side of the Derwent, and I am not aware that 
any locality in Northumberland is given. 
That this little animal is found in Wales is proved by reports 
from several districts. In GuAMORGANSHIRE I am told that it is 
occasionally found by wood-cutters, but am not at liberty to give 
the name of my informant, the accuracy of whose statement, 
however, I have no reason to doubt. 
Mr. H. Shaw, of Shrewsbury, tells me it occurs both in 
RapNorsHIrRE and MonreomErysHirE. A note appeared in ‘The 
Field’ (April 5th, 1884), signed “ Laisters Lort,” in which the 
writer states that he found a Dormouse rolled up in its nest, 
in the parish of Llanllugan, in the latter county, during the winter 
of 1881-2; and an anonymous writer, ‘Field’ (May 3rd, 1884), 
also bears witness to the existence of this animal in Montgomery- 
shire some five or six years back. 
