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Surveying for water voles, Britain's fastest declining mammal
Dave Dunleavy, ecology trainee, describes how to survey for water voles and how BBOWT's Water Vole Recovery Project has been helping them return from the brink
Water voles thriving in Oxfordshire and Berkshire and given a helping hand in Buckinghamshire
The UK’s longest running water vole recovery project, led by the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust, is reporting a significant and steady increase in water vole activity over the last 10…
Water vole
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…
Water Vole Recovery Project
Wildlife groups take action for water voles on the River Misbourne
The River Misbourne in south Buckinghamshire is being transformed into a wildlife-friendly habitat, thanks to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust working with the Wild Trout Trust,…
All about Ratty, aka the water vole
Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals in this guest blog.
Guest blog: The trouble with trees
What is the role of tree planting as a solution to climate change?
Water spider
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…
Guest blog: Always something new to discover
In her guest blog, BBOWT volunteer surveyor, Sue Taylor discovers there's always something new to find when you stop and look closely.
Water scorpion
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 '…
Water shrew
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.