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Restoring Ratty: Welcome to Restoring Ratty!
The Restoring Ratty project will reintroduce water voles back into the Kielder area where they have been absent for 30 years. The project will last 5 years and we will keep you updated on progress…
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Restoring Ratty - the latest release
The first week and a half of June was the busiest time for the Restoring Ratty team. It was what we had been building up to all year, the next release of water voles into Kielder Forest. For this…
Restoring Ratty: Ratty's Winter Retreat
Restoring Ratty staff and volunteers visited our water vole contractors Derek Gow Consultancy in Devon to see our water voles and learn more about the breeding and release process.
Restoring Ratty - On towards summer
As we move further into spring and on towards summer, we move into the busiest time of the year for the Restoring Ratty team. The biggest event of the summer without a doubt is the June release of…
Restoring Ratty: Ratty Reflection
Over the winter we have been preparing for our next releases, organizing our events and School programs and repairing a new bird hide ready to install on the forest drive.
Restoring Ratty - winter time at Kielder
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…
Restoring Ratty: Schools & Voles!
A large part of our project involves working with schools; we are rolling out a 3 way school partnership where the schools can learn from each other. We are lucky to be able to work with other…
Restoring Ratty: Preparation is Key!
We are currently working closely with Forestry Commission to pinpoint areas for our next water vole release in 2018. This does seem to be very early as the next release is not until June, but we…
Restoring Ratty: Is this the right place for Ratty?
Our volunteers have been helping monitor the Kielder area for mink as well as helping Red Squirrels United to survey the area for squirrels. If that wasn't enough they been helping out Derek…
Restoring Ratty - Spring madness
May & June are busy months for us. We’re enjoying surveying, plodging about in streams and burns before the midges start feeding off us! Water voles are thoughtful creatures, and it’s only…