Water Vole
Water Vole

The water vole is a species of rodent found throughout much of the UK and Europe, but has undergone a serious decline in numbers due to a mix of habitat loss and degradation, and predation by the introduced American mink. In Great Britain water voles are Endangered. They are one of Britain’s fastest declining mammals and are on red list.

Location: Crossness nature reserve, Belvedere, Kent

Photographer: Dave Saunders

Water Vole

The water vole is a species of rodent found throughout much of the UK and Europe, but has undergone a serious decline in numbers due to a mix of habitat loss and degradation, and predation by the introduced American mink. In Great Britain water voles are Endangered. They are one of Britain’s fastest declining mammals and are on red list.

Location: Crossness nature reserve, Belvedere, Kent

Photographer: Dave Saunders