Water voles were once common across the UK, however their populations have plummeted by 97% since the 1970s. As our fastest declining mammal, they are now a rare sight.

Grab a coffee and settle in as we look at what happened to our water voles to cause such a dramatic decline. Of course, we also shine some light on the incredible work being done to help bring their numbers back up!

Contact

Please do feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions, feedback, comments, or just want to say hi!The easiest way is to ping us a message on Instagram:

Steve - @a.bird.in.the.lens,

Matthew - @a.bug.in.the.lens

Links

Water voles | The Wildlife Trusts

Species – Water Vole – The Mammal Society

Water voles | NatureScot

New report points to 30% decline in water vole distribution | The Wildlife Trusts

Water vole - People's Trust for Endangered Species (ptes.org)

Endangered water voles to be reintroduced to London | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)

The UK's fastest declining mammal brought back to the River Ver, Hertfordshire | Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (hertswildlifetrust.org.uk)

Restoring Ratty’ water vole project wins prestigious conservation award | Forestry England