EMBARGOED TO 0001THURSDAY JUNE 17 Ian White, Dormouse and Training Officer at the wildlife charity People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) holds one of the 1000 Hazel Dormice released back into the wild in a secret location in Lancashire. PTES, Natural England and the University of Cumbria are releasing 15 breeding pairs or trios of rare hazel dormice into an undisclosed woodland location in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (a nationally protected landscape covering parts of north Lancashire and south Cumbria), in an attempt to save this endangered species from extinction in the UK. Picture date: Tuesday June 15, 2021.