Tales of the Riverbank

The diary of a water vole colony

Monday, 11 May 2026

Differences in Colour

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Ideal habitat for water voles - lush cover, slow-flowing stream with a muddy bed, soft banks for burrowing. This is why it's absolutely ...
Thursday, 30 April 2026

If We Lose This Field to Housing!

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  I think we'll find out in June whether this field will be built on and the water vole colony destroyed. It breaks my heart that these ...
Tuesday, 28 April 2026

More Latrines Appearing

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  burrow burrow containing feeding trampled droppings = a latrine, marking territory
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...
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