Third Kielder water vole release a great success
One hundred and sixty water voles have been released into streams flowing into the north shore of Kielder Reservoir, Deadwater Burn near the Kielder campsite and Kielder Burn by the ‘Restoring…
One hundred and sixty water voles have been released into streams flowing into the north shore of Kielder Reservoir, Deadwater Burn near the Kielder campsite and Kielder Burn by the ‘Restoring…
The ‘Restoring Ratty’ conservation project to restore water voles to Kielder Water and Forest Park has won a prestigious award at the Chartered Institute of Ecology an Environmental Management (…
You may have seen in the press this week the news about the decline in water vole populations across England and Wales. This comes from the England and Wales Water Vole Database and Mapping…
Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Kielderhead Wildwood project is delighted to have received a £500 cash boost from nland250.com via its sales of an all-new 250-mile adventure route map and…
The winter is a quiet time for the Restoring Ratty team, before the spring surveys start again, which will then lead into the next release of water voles in the summer. In preparation for 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…
Ospreys have returned to nest in the forests of Kielder Water & Forest Park for the twelfth year in a row. And whilst it is just another season for the ospreys it is a year unlike any other…
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…