Work has been completed at Woodside Farm near Ilkeston to prevent water voles from struggling due to rising water levels.
As part of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund project we are helping water voles by improving the habitat for them, read on to find out how...
Water voles spotted at Golden Valley
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…
Our Nature Recovery Advisor, Julie Philips, tells us all about the Henmore Brook, Bentley Brook and River Dove water vole project and how 'detector dogs' play a significant role in…
Escaped or intentionally freed from fur farms in the 1960s, the American mink is now well established in the UK. Its carnivorous nature is a threat to our native water vole and seabird populations…
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…
