August 7th

 

What Does the Future Hold for these Little Ones?

 

Limbo

We are still in limbo while we wait to see if the field will be built on. This colony has held steady this year and I'm still getting plenty of sightings. I pray every night that it's left alone.

 

Still We Wait

 

These little ones have no idea they could be about to lose their home.

I Think Tomorrow We Find Out Whether This Colony Will Survive

I've looked at Shropshire Planning Portal and I think tomorrow they publish their decision about whether this field, so crucial to the water voles, will be built on. If it is destroyed, I will stop blogging. I've studied these wonderful, protected animals for 20 years since coming to live in Whitchurch, and I've watched one colony after another disappear because of building work.

June 13th

 

Plenty of water voles about but they're very shy. They behave this way when there's a predator about, such as a stoat.

June 8th