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Dorset's hedgerows are home to a creature that is so rarely seen it is called 'the sleeper'. It hibernates and will even doze off in summer if it is short of food. It's the common dormouse. Sue Eden shows Chris Packham a dormouse from the nestboxes she's put up in the Kingcombe Reserve. It's a young male from last year. His front feet don't have a thumb, so that he can turn them any way when climbing. He has very sensitive whiskers. Dormice are the only small mammal that you can handle without being bitten to pieces. They do bite, but very rarely. Dormice are one of Britain's true hibernators - they go into proper hibernation, are cold to the touch and take 20 minutes to wake up. If you really want to meet a dormouse it's best to come on an organised course or walk.