This is what we're up against

All right, this one isn't actually in the brook, but plenty do make it down there and then if they're left for weeks, as happened over Christmas, they become embedded and have to be hauled out by Welsh Water. And repeatedly dragging heavy trolleys over the soil banks damages water vole habitat, which is the point I put to Tesco's manager, Ian Webster.Still waiting to hear about the progress of this request, and about the situation with the railings.

The brook facing towards Tesco's

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View of brook

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New camera

Treated myself to one with a zoom lens. These prints are directly under the bridge on the Centre North East side.

So when are they coming out?

Lots more prints, especially by the bridge. Are the voles coming out just at night? because there's obviously plenty of activity going on.

The water level's low at the moment.

You can see vole footprints all along both banks near the bridge (where I've marked with a red dot).

Thanks to NSDC's Ray Raymond, while I'm here.

Prints and Litter

More of both!