A water vole emerging from its burrow in a muddy riverbank surrounded by green vegetation. 📸E Marnham

Help us change the fortune of our riverside friends! If you live near a waterway you can help survey for #watervoles from today until 15th June 💦🐾

Become a water vole surveyor and help us achieve something amazing👇
ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/countryside/national-water-vole-monitoring-programme

I spent a lovely couple of hours watching water voles yesterday - such gorgeous little mammals. #watervoles #endangered #mammal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #Yorkshire #RSPB @tessmachling.bsky.social @macrolunchtimes.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

This evening!

#WaterVoles

Speaking of #WaterVoles, a reminder that this Saturday we're hosting hosting the excellent Dr Merryl Gelling (@spiresecology.bsky.social) who will talk about a national approach to saving them

7pm, Church Hall (or 6:30 for refreshments!)

More details👇
wildaboutkennington.wixsite.com/home/about-1

Why there’s reason to hope for Britain’s fastest declining mammal Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these promising conservation programs save them?

"Yet there’s reason to hope for these beloved animals: The voles’ decline, which has been gathering pace since the early 2000s, has prompted a flurry of reintroduction programs around the country to try to save them."
🐹🐀🌅 #WaterVoles #UK #Conservation #Wildlife #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters

Shame that @naturalengland.bsky.social has decided not to support #speciesrecovery of #watervoles in the #North of England ... where a similar outcome is possible

Research Associate in Ecology and Landscape Genetics Job Purpose   To make a leading contribution to the NERC funded project ‘Delivering a Climate Resilient City through City-University Partnership: Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transfor...

#WaterVoles

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Beavers and water voles are nature's long-time neighbours.

🦫✨ Beaver Advent – Day 5: Water Voles 🐾

Beavers build wetlands, creating ideal habitats for water voles, boosting their populations in subtle yet powerful ways.

📸 Photo credit: Tom Marshall

#WaterVoles #Beavers #WetlandConservation

Water Voles! 😀Do check out Brigit's fantastic posts about these Water Voles releases. If you have seen Water Voles in Warwickshire we would love to hear from you 🙂 #watervoles #mammals #cornwall

I just had THE BEST day! 💚

The wonderful folk from @kernowconservation.bsky.social (do please check them out... they're SO worth a follow) invited me to come and watch their latest release of Water Voles, to a site in mid-Cornwall...

#wildlife #WaterVoles #Cornwall #mammals

Water voles return to River Wey by National Trust More than150 water voles are returned to land near the River Wey in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.

#WaterVoles #Return by #NationalTrust - www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wonderful news! #watervoles #mammals

Endangered – the remarkable water vole is making a comeback Predation, pollution, climate change and habitat loss made Kenneth Grahame's Ratty one of the UK's most endangered species. But wildlife trusts are on the case

Once a common riverside sight, the water vole nearly vanished due to habitat loss, pollution & mink predation.

Now, it’s making a slow but inspiring return writes Kate Moore
#WaterVoles #Conservation

Fo anyone who loves #WaterVoles

@kernowconservation.bsky.social are a small CIC who are doing wonderful things for wildlife in Cornwall... but they need help to expand their work.

Anything you donate (up to £250) will be DOUBLED! 👇

www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/expanding-...

💚 Double your impact for Cornwall’s water voles.

Every £1 you donate becomes £2, with match funding from the Aviva Community Fund (up to £250).

We’ve reintroduced around 400 water voles since 2022 — now we’re scaling up

Donate or share:
🔗 www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/expanding-...

#WaterVoles

Colourful Natur Cymru magazine cover with "Grizzled Skipper" butterfly by Lily Anderson 🎨

Another beautiful cover on latest Natur Cymru magazine! 🎨
@naturcymru.bsky.social

"Gwibiwr Brith" gan Lily Anderson

#nature #culture #heritage #conservation #sciart

See inside for #watervoles #dolphins #birds #butterflies and discussion of some of the top environmental policy issues in #Wales

🇫🇷 Les rongeurs semi-aquatiques des berges - 
#Arvicola #CampagnolsAmphibies #RongeursAquatiques #RégulationDeLaVégétation #BiodiversitéDesZonesHumides

🇬🇧 Semi-Aquatic Rodents of the Banks
#Arvicola #WaterVoles #AquaticRodents #VegetationRegulation #WetlandBiodiversity

Water vole memory map

Have you seen a water vole in west Cumbria — now or in the past? 🐾

We’ve got gaps on our sightings map, especially nr Wigton, Cockermouth & the Rivers Irt, Mite, Esk & Annas.

Share your memories: where, when, habitat, colour ➕
📍 www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/what-we-do/p...
#WaterVoles

Water voles are almost extinct in Wales - could glitter save them? It is hoped edible glitter could help conservationists to track the shy species in the wild.

A lovely article on water vole conservation, which is all about the @inccymru.bsky.social using edible glitter to track and monitor water voles!

Link: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#WaterVoles #MammalConservation #Nature #UKWildlife

I love watching #watervoles #gorgeous little #mammals #nature #wildlife #free #eating #wildlifephotography #photography #Yorkshire

Did you miss yesterdays episode? You can still learn about all our stories to celebrate National Mammal Week

Follow the link to get to @bcfmradio.bsky.social listen back

podcasts.canstream.co.uk/bcfmradio/in...

#science #sciencenews #mammals #philippinesdeer #watervoles #nature

A wet damp morning walk along the canal between the res and bridge at Codnor. Spotted 6-7 🪶 #watervoles @nature.org @nature.com @rspb.bsky.social

It’s National Mammal Week, and we’re celebrating the thriving water vole populations in East Anglia! 🐾🌿
Thanks to ongoing conservation efforts and our drainage board maintenance programme, healthy water vole populations have been established in the region.
#WaterVoles #NationalMammalWeek

Water Vole Ecology and Field Signs - Wednesday 30th April 2025 - People's Trust for Endangered Species This training course provides a comprehensive introduction to water vole ecology, behaviour, habitat requirements, and survey techniques.

Calling all water vole enthusiasts! 🐾💦

Join us online for the water vole ecology and field sigs course. Ideal for anyone with a professional or personal interest in water voles.

📅 Wednesday 30th April 2025
⏰ 10am
📍 Online (Zoom)

Book your ticket today👇
ptes.org/event/water-...

#watervoles

Nice video showing some of the Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston nature recovery and river restoration work on Hackney Marshes (funded through some of our @ldn_environment@bsky.social funding) bit.ly/4iaZdbx #naturerecovery #hackneymarshes #watervoles #haggerston #hackney #riverrestoration #rewilding

Photo of the muddy banks of the River Mole showing holes possibly made by small animals.

The river is really low at the moment, and you see lots of little holes exposed along the banks.

I would love to imagine they once belonged to water voles, and someday they might return...

#watervoles #rivermole

Looking forward to it #waterVoles

The National Water Vole Database Project | The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts’ National Water Vole Database Project charts changes in water vole distribution, providing information to support those working to protect and recover populations of this…

The National Water Vole Database Project has released it's 2024 report and mapping!🐾

GiGL contributed data for London - a huge thank you to everyone who contributed records! 💚 You can still record here: buff.ly/1W8tpLa

🔎 Explore the report and maps here: buff.ly/rJHthJR
#Conservation #WaterVoles

"What's that? Henry wants more people to come and look for little 'ol me? I better leave some more clues!" Yes, we'd more #volunteers to join the Monitoring & Research team's survey for signs of 'Ratty', our beloved #watervoles.
www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/henry-s... @wildlifebcn.bsky.social

Were there ever any finer portraits of Ratty???
#ukmammals #watervoles #ukwildlife