More than 200 captive-bred water voles have been released at a secret location close to Haweswater, as part of an attempt to create a thriving population of the endangered species in Cumbria.

In Scotland a water vole becomes a triathlete - sprinting across a valley, swimming a loch and climbing a mountain to find a new home in which to raise her pups. Invasive American mink could kill ...

Water voles have been returned to Cornwall's rivers following the release of 200 of the species. Earlier this week, 80 water voles were released by the Duchy of Cornwall in the River Fowey ...

Water voles are making a comeback on the River Meon in the South Downs National Park. The animal, made famous by The Wind in ...

The water vole is one of the UK's fastest declining mammals A new project to recover water vole populations in London is calling on members of the public to help with conservation efforts.

Made famous by Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, water voles are often described as 'nature's engineers'. | ITV News ...

Chris Packham uses a man-made burrow to investigate water voles, which are one of the rarest burrowing animals in the UK and an endangered species. He explains how they like to spend a lot of time ...

By adopting a water vole, it will not only help the charity further its ‘mission to make water voles a common sight once more’ along Cumbrian rivers, but also support their wider work to ‘enhance and ...