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A seasonal guide to what it's like being a water vole in Britain. Water Vole Habitat and Management Information and advice for homeowners, landowners and land managers.
Sometimes known as the water rat or water dog, water voles are the largest of species of vole in Britain - our expert guide on water voles explains how to identify, where to see and top facts on this declining species
The video also shows some of the kinds of habitats water voles need and how to distinguish water voles from the very common brown rat. You can help water voles by looking for them near where you live and joining the national monitoring scheme .
Ideal water vole habitat with a 3m uncut margin, including emergent vegetation. It is easy to provide a home for water voles, so that populations can thrive or expand and move into your waterway, pond or lake.
Water voles are an endangered species in Great Britain, so if you're hoping to see them, it's worth first finding out where your nearest populations are based. They're also rather shy, so spotting them can require patience, stealth and a bit of insider knowledge about where they live, what they eat and the signs they leave behind.
There are a number of ways you can take part and help build our understanding of water vole and mink distribution across the UK: Map displaying the distribution of water voles, broad locations of water vole reintroduction projects, and areas of mink presence and/or mink eradication programmes.
