Observations in the Species: Arvicola terrestris
English Name: European Water Vole
By: coventryphotog
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 9th March 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 12
Comments: 0
Description: Water Vole
By: Gingertree72
Observed on: 12th February 2013
Added to iSpot: 12th February 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 1
Description: Tracks along the river. Couldn't detect any claw points. An individual track (the rounded toe version) about 20mm long. whole scattering of tracks.
By: jonmortin
Observed on: 4th February 2013
Added to iSpot: 8th February 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Looks like suitable water vole habitat in an area known to have a good population of water voles.
By: tomdadom
Observed on: 12th December 2012
Added to iSpot: 8th February 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Description: By watercourse.
By: Nick McW
Observed on: 20th January 2013
Added to iSpot: 22nd January 2013
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 1
Comments: 2
Description: It's the clawed track that I'm wondering about here, rather than the moorhen (or coot?) prints - thank you in advance for any suggestions!
By: Tamsin
Observed on: 15th September 2012
Added to iSpot: 30th November 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 9
Comments: 0
By: outward
Observed on: 22nd September 2012
Added to iSpot: 24th September 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 11
Comments: 0
Description: Swims and dives near bank.
Observed on: 7th September 2012
Added to iSpot: 11th September 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Found these footprints during a Water Vole survey. There were numerous rat signs all along this stretch of the River Severn (footprints, burrows and droppings), but there is a recent sighting of Water Vole from this area and one lot of feeding remains were discovered during the survey. Would welcome others thoughts.
By: CerianBeth
Observed on: 25th July 2012
Added to iSpot: 31st August 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 10
Comments: 2
By: KarenP
Observed on: 2nd June 2012
Added to iSpot: 22nd June 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 8
Comments: 0
By: gillydormouse
Observed on: 19th May 2012
Added to iSpot: 21st May 2012
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Baby vole, eyes not yet open. I think it's a bank vole or a water vole, but am not sure of relative sizes of young at that age. Tail seems too fat for a bank vole.
By: Lorcan
Observed on: 17th May 2012
Added to iSpot: 18th May 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 0
Observed on: 5th May 2012
Added to iSpot: 6th May 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 9
Comments: 0
Description: Saw 3 different watervoles on one strech of river.There biggest vole kept fighting the two smaller ones, I assume for territory
Observed on: 29th March 2012
Added to iSpot: 29th March 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 10
Comments: 0
Description: Just as I was leaving the reserve, look what popped out of the monkey flower
By: louhall
Observed on: 9th March 2012
Added to iSpot: 17th March 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
By: Merops-iar
Observed on: 14th March 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Description: found on nature reserve around wet ground near a pond
By: graham5
Location: LlansawelLat/Lng: 52.0199, -3.9797
OS grid ref: SN642375
Alongside drainage ditch, approx 1 m. wide, 0.5 m deep, much vegetation in water, slow flowing, seemingly permanent (not dry in summer)
Close Observed on: 19th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 19th February 2012
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 5
Comments: 3
Description: Signs of animal eating base of rush; quite a lot of occurrences over past few weeks
Observed on: 31st December 2011
Added to iSpot: 31st December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 8
Comments: 6
Description: last Watervole I will see this year having a feed, watched this fella for an hour or so
By: Tom Holland
Observed on: 8th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 17th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Description: Vole? signs in sedge and meadowseet swamp
Rushes cut into lengths 2-6cm long with diagonal cut at ends.
Droppings 7mm long.
Rushes and dropping found outside two holes roughly 5cm tall in base of tufted hair-grass tussock.
Observed on: 9th September 2006
Added to iSpot: 20th August 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 11
Comments: 2
By: mb25629
Observed on: 1st July 2011
Added to iSpot: 29th July 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 10
Comments: 0
By: yorkshirekev
Location: Upton Country ParkLat/Lng: 53.613963698927, -1.2777239084244
OS grid ref: SE478132
Reclaimed Colliery Site
Close Observed on: 20th June 2011
Added to iSpot: 21st June 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 10
Comments: 2
Observed on: 14th June 2011
Added to iSpot: 15th June 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 1
Observed on: 26th March 2011
Added to iSpot: 26th March 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 9
Comments: 2
Description: Watervole foragging along the River Anton on a nice sunny day
Observed on: 22nd March 2011
Added to iSpot: 22nd March 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 11
Comments: 1
Description: Watervole having a lunchtime swim. Tried to load latin name as amphibuis which I believe it has changed to? but couldn't find it on the dropdown
Observed on: 27th February 2011
Added to iSpot: 27th February 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 17
Comments: 1
Description: Heavy rain, little light, long lens so the pictures are very noisy.
By: ditchdwellers
Location: Birdham, ChichesterLat/Lng: 50.802743, -0.82396
OS grid ref: SU829010
Water vole burrows are extensive along this stretch of Chichester Canal
Close Observed on: 29th January 2011
Added to iSpot: 9th February 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 15
Comments: 2
Description: This water vole is living in my raised vegetable bed, which is on the canal bank. It has just finished off the celery that had overwintered!
Observed on: 17th August 2010
Added to iSpot: 22nd September 2010
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 1
Description: Water vole latrine found during survey
By: NikkiT
Observed on: 18th September 2010
Added to iSpot: 20th September 2010
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 2
By: Keith Barber
Location: CheddarLat/Lng: 51.53, 0.22
OS grid ref: TQ5484
Close Observed on: 2nd July 2009
Added to iSpot: 28th February 2010
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 2
By: wek6
Observed on: 4th June 2008
Added to iSpot: 13th February 2010
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 2
By: clydehinton
Observed on: 26th April 2008
Added to iSpot: 13th November 2009
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 3
Description: The Nottingham Canal is not in water along much of its length between Langley Mill and Bramcote, and certainly isn't navigable. I was cycling along the canal towpath back in April 2008 when I saw two rodents frolicking together in the water on my side of the canal. I tried to be discreet but they both took off while I was getting my camera out from my saddle bag. I'm sure everyone can relate to the further delay caused by the digital camera not wanting to immediately take the picture.
By: lst55
Observed on: 28th October 2009
Added to iSpot: 29th October 2009
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 9
Comments: 7
Description: Another water vole in Arundel, this one was a little more nervous but still confident enough to hang around on the bank while I got some photos!
By: Martin Harvey
Location: Lathkill DaleLat/Lng: 53.186328718698, -1.740510642594
OS grid ref: SK174655
Close Observed on: 28th August 2009
Added to iSpot: 2nd October 2009
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 3
Description: Very pleased to get some views of a Water Vole while on holiday, haven't seen one for ages. Got a brief glimpse, then sat and waited for a few minutes and it reappeared.
