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.
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…
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…
Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.
Annual meadow-grass is a coarse, vigorous grass that can be found on waste ground, bare grassland and in lawns. In some situations, it can be considered a weed.
The Nottinghamshire Water Vole Recovery Project - one of more than 60 projects aimed at recovering a wide range of our scarcest animals and plants supported by £14.5 million of funding via Natural…
A pair of urban peregrines which failed to rear chicks last year following the near death of the female have had a busy Easter resulting in the hatching of 3 chicks.
Badgers, bluebells, eagles, hedgehogs - Britain has a wealth of wildlife. Nick's stunning images and commentary highlight his favourite twenty plants, animals and birds... come and see what…
A peek at the passionate world of animal courtship