This is a baby, and about the size of a field vole.
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The diary of a water vole colony
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About this Blog
This blog charts the fortunes of water voles in and around the Whitchurch area, North Shropshire. Water voles are one of the UK's most threatened mammals, extinct in many counties, and so it's vital they receive as much monitoring and protection as there is going. Here in Whitchurch we're lucky enough to have them right in the middle of town - how cool is that?
Links
- Wood Lane Nature Reserve at Ellesemere
- Wildlife Kate (not me!)
- Whitchurch Water Vole Group
- Views of the Ock - another water vole blog
- Terry Whittaker's wonderful vole photos
- Shropshire CC countryside information
- Richard Steel's wildlife photographs
- Out and About nature blog
- Jo Cartmell's shiny new Water Vole Info site
- Gilly Otter's lovely blog
- Derek Gow, Water Vole Expert
- Countryside Tales
- Contact the Environment Agency about river pollution here:
- Careering Through Nature
- Beautiful French wildlife blog
- ARKive short video clips and photos of water voles
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- Chester Zoo again
- Two voles tonight, at Yockings Gate. Good to see ...
- Whixall Moss
- How to make a mink raft
- If you live near water voles
- Whixall Hall Farm
- Captive Breeding Programmes
- Spot the vole - yes, there is one in the top phot...
- Plop!
- Water Vole vs Field Vole Feeding
- What Mouse?
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9 comments:
Have you been back today? They're a lot closer this time.
I have! I've treated myself to a season ticket, too! :)
Is the pond big enough for the raft?
Ruth and I are planning to go up sometime. I'll have to print off the earlier knowledge.
I love your photos. I did manage to find the water-vole area of Chester Zoo following your directions. Thank-you. We didn't see any water-voles though.
I think you have to hang around a fair bit; I must have spent about an hour just watching and waiting. Between the edge of the reed bed and the conifer seems to be a favourite run for them. Any sudden moves, though, and they're off.
It is not so easy to hang around for a bit with a three year old, a now just six year old and a ten year old. Sudden moves are also a problem.....
Been there!!! That's why I had to go back on my own...
We took a trip to the zoo today and in between the lions; tigers; elephants and giraffes were treated to six vole sightings in by the reed beds – I’d say it was probably three voles in total. They seemed quite brave, letting me get to within about six feet. And what I didn’t know was they’re “free-range” and have the run of the zoo!
That's right. They have the best of all worlds there: human presence which reduces predators, but no associated litter or pollution. It's possible they'll get tamer as new generations are born accustomed to the noise around them.
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