The decision was made to bring visitors to the popular country park this summer but some have branded the plans a 'disgrace' ...

An endangered mammal in the UK has been spotted at a Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal Trust canal site. Water voles have been photographed enjoying the area around the canal in Royal Wootton Bassett.

The independent commission said the water sector in England and Wales needs a ‘fundamental reset’ as it published the interim report on Tuesday.

A rare chalk stream has been rerouted to improve wildlife habitats and reduce the risk of localised flooding. The River Gade, at Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead, has been returned to its natural ...

the next phase involves applying this technique to wild water voles. The team of conservationists is also considering the use of different colors of glitter to distinguish between separate vole family ...

"So we've taken that idea and scaled it down to water vole size, which means using glitter." The hope is that if the water voles are willing to consume the glitter then it will come out in their ...

"So we've taken that idea and scaled it down to water vole size, which means using glitter." The hope is that if the water voles are willing to consume the glitter then it will come out in their poo, ...

Mink are agile swimmers and relentless hunters, capable of entering water vole burrows and wiping out entire colonies in just a few weeks. The health of our rivers also directly affects water voles.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A RARE water vole has been spotted along a Dorset river. The cute creature was captured in its burrow by Echo Camera Club member Sally Rufus.

The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is asking for help in monitoring the native water vole population. Water voles are thought to be Britain's fastest declining mammal, with a ...