Tales of the Riverbank

Feeding station at the Prees Branch Canal The plastic mesh baskets holding sodden oasis that keeps the clay moist and ready to take paw pr...

I've got a friend checking the rafts at Prees Branch Canal now, so I don't have to go so often. Nevertheless it's a pleasure to ...

Using the Isle of Wight 'vole spoon' as an inspiration ( http://staggsbrook.blogspot.com/2009/01/vole-spoons.html ) Lorcan from the...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Took a walk down the Prees Branch canal to collect the clay inserts from the rafts so I can re-set them for the ...

I thought I'd put together a list of kit I've found useful over the last three years for doing surveying work and checking mink raft...

Just about caught this kingfisher as he flashed past. Went to check the rafts and found feeding all along the Prees Branch Canal, plus a l...

The bridge over the ditch just before Dobson's (canal) Bridge Excellent habitat due to good fencing. Just-about-visible vole. A nice f...

Stopped by the Prees Branch canal to check the mink rafts, and found a water vole had been using it as a feeding station (those two manky ol...

Young vole sitting just about where NSDC want to install a drainage pipe! Male banded demoiselle, Pres Branch canal White legged damselfli...

Went to check the rafts at Prees Branch Canal again, and almost immediately found a dead water vole on the path. It didn'...