Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020Vision
Help local water voles
An urgent appeal on behalf of water voles in your local area
Water voles used to be part of the British countryside but today a sighting is a rare treat. They’re the UK’s fastest declining mammal. There is some good news though, BBOWT knows how to help them. Our work is achieving great results, reversing the trend in our area and seeing populations increase.
But time and time again, research has shown that a decline in water vole numbers is directly linked to a lack of proactive conservation work. Our local success shows that our approach is working but any slowdown in what we’re able to do could be disastrous for water voles in our area.
We know what we need to do, and with your help we can do more to help water vole colonies expand and link up. These larger populations will be better able to withstand the impact of flood events and other pressures.
Donate £9
Your gift could pay for a mammal tracking pad
Donate £25
Your gift could contribute to a pair of waders for a water vole surveyor
Donate £50
Your gift could contribute to a day's training for water vole surveyors
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
We can’t pause our work for a moment but our resources are being stretched. We’ve lost more than 95% of water voles in the UK since 1900. Please help us reverse this shocking trend today and help make our region a hotspot for water voles. The good news story in our area could change without our continual hard work, and a gift from you could make all the difference to water voles.
My worry is that if we turn our backs even momentarily, all the good work we’ve achieved in building water vole colonies will be wiped out.Mammal project officer, BBOWT
Learn more about water voles in this short video
A quick guide to water voles (https://youtu.be/Y-fBBFsclNM)
Video kindly provided by Stephen de Vere
By making a special gift today, you’ll be helping to bring water voles back from the brink of extinction in the UK. Thank you.
Tom Marshall