Tales of the Riverbank

The diary of a water vole colony

Monday, 20 April 2026

Key Features of a Water Vole

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  Brown, thick fur, furry tail, small ears, blunt nose, starry toes. Water vole droppings are shaped like Tic Tacs and a similar size.
Friday, 17 April 2026

Edgeley Road Voles

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Friday, 3 April 2026

Who Knows How Long these Voles Will Be Here?

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  This water vole is carrying nesting materials. water vole droppings First sightings of water voles at Edgeley Road and at White Lion Meado...
Friday, 27 March 2026

Worrying News

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Very sad to start the new year with bad news, but the field off Edgeley Road is once again under threat of development. 62 houses are planne...
Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Coming to the End of the Voling Season

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Droppings tell me there's regular vole traffic on this stretch. Getting very few sightings now, though a vole came up last night and sni...
Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Same Vole

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I think this is the same water vole I'm seeing every night now. I suspect it's a female who has now established her territory.
Friday, 15 August 2025

Last Days of Summer

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