Category: Water Voles
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Volunteer in our Spring water vole survey
We invite you to volunteer in our Spring water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment. Come join us in a walk along the canal and river. We will search the vegetation and banks for signs such a burrows, latrines, and feeding. Since the reintroduction of the endangered water vole, monitoring needs…
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Spring Water Vole Survey – volunteer and learn more about the life and habitat of ‘Ratty’
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Spring water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd May from 9 am to 4 pm. The canal and river banks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched…
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Event: Autumn Water Vole Survey at Bude
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Autumn water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th October from 9am till 4pm. You can come and join in for any length of time. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and…
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Notice of evening presentations by Dr Xavier Lambin regarding his work on the Scottish Mink Initiative
Notice of evening presentations on the 11th and 12th of May 2016 by Dr Xavier Lambin of Aberdeen University regarding his work on the Scottish Mink Initiative (SMI) – the largest eradication project for North American Mink in Europe.
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Event: Spring Water Vole Survey
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Spring water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th April from 9am till 4pm. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched for field signs…
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Water vole trapping and relocation on Bude canal
If you are a frequent walker along the Bude canal you may have noticed a number of traps around the lock gate closest to the Weir. Westland Countryside Stewards are aiding Cornwall Council by relocating water voles in that area so necessary improvement works on the canal can take place.
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Event: Water vole field sign survey running from 29th – 30th October
We are happy to announce that we will be running our autumn water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October from 9am till 4pm. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched for field…
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Water voles return to every county in England
Today the Environment Agency sent out this press release. Following on from the final water vole release we made in the Bude river catchment it has been confirmed that water voles has now returned to every country in England.