Water voles in the Uplands
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.
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.
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An eight-year-old girl from County Durham has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to appeal for help in saving the water vole.