New report points to 30% decline in water vole distribution
National treasure ‘Ratty’ needs urgent help to survive. Essex Wildlife Trust’s water vole recovery projects are, however, helping to bring encouraging news locally.
National treasure ‘Ratty’ needs urgent help to survive. Essex Wildlife Trust’s water vole recovery projects are, however, helping to bring encouraging news locally.
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…
Nation of insect champions needed to reverse insect decline
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New report from The Wildlife Trusts shows how investing in nature would reap big dividends in tackling climate crisis
Drastic declines in insect numbers look set to have far-reaching consequences for both wildlife and people.
The chestnut-brown bank vole is our smallest vole and can be found in hedgerows, woodlands, parks and gardens. It is ideal prey for owls, weasels and kestrels.
With a population of 75 million, the field vole is one of the UK's most common mammals. Hidden among the vegetation of grassland, heathland and moorland, it is not as easily spotted as the…
Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, tells us why sowing wildflower seeds should definitely be on your to-do list this month.