A nose for water voles
We can all look for the signs of water voles but we’re likely to miss most of them. So maybe our K-9 companions can help us find the voles of the North East. Blog by Sally Johnson - Conservation…
We can all look for the signs of water voles but we’re likely to miss most of them. So maybe our K-9 companions can help us find the voles of the North East. Blog by Sally Johnson - Conservation…
Naturally Native Project Officer Elliot Lea, takes a look at water voles in the Uplands and how these special areas are providing a refuge for Britain's fastest declining mammal.
Water voles may be Britain’s fastest declining mammal. This blog looks at why and how we can help them recover.
While upland rush pasture looks vastly different from ‘ideal’ water vole habitat, it is nevertheless vital to their continued presence in the North East. Read all about this important habitat in…
The water vole is under serious threat from habitat loss and predation by the American mink. Found along our waterways, it is similar-looking to the brown rat, but with a blunt nose, small ears…
An eight-year-old girl from County Durham has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to appeal for help in saving the water vole.
Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.
From choosing their territory wisely, to building up a food store, find out how water voles prepare for winter - by Emily Marshall
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.