Bank vole
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.
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Field vole
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…
Water vole
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…
Water vole
Suffolk has a great resource of potential water vole habitat with river valleys, coastal grazing marshes, ponds, ditches, lakes, fens, and reedbeds.
Developing a Species Conservation Strategy for water vole
Suffolk Wildlife Trust are working as part of a partnership of organisations, with Natural England to develop a species conservation strategy for water vole in the East Anglian region.
New water vole surveys hope to save endangered mammal
Water voles are considered an endangered species in the UK. These semi-aquatic mammals are one of Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s thirteen “flagship species” – species for which we prioritise are…
New report finds glimmer of hope for endangered water voles
A new report from The Wildlife Trusts - The National Water Vole Database Project Report - published today, identifies continued declines in water vole populations set against heartening increases…
Controlling mink to preserve water voles and other native species
Jamie Smith, our Coastal Warden, explains how we’re working with Suffolk Coasts & Heaths & Dedham Vale AONB to help water voles and other native species avoid predation by American mink.…
Work Experience Blog - Fritillaries, water voles and holiday clubs!
Our work experience student, Sammy, tells us about her week at Suffolk Wildlife Trust during April 2023...
American mink
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…
Weekly wild news from our reserves - 13 August 2021
This week our reserve teams spotted a garden tiger moth laying eggs, a pantaloon bee, carnivorous bladderwort, fen raft and wasp spiders and signs of water vole.
Weekly wild news from our reserves - 13 January 2023
This week our wardens and volunteers have been managing reedbeds, protecting scrub and creating habitat for nightjar and woodlark. They also snapped some amazing vistas, and a kestrel was caught…