Bridge sightings

At the top of Willow Lane there is a bridge which leads into a field, at the moment full of barley waiting to be brought in. The bridge looks down on a stream which is heavily choked with plants, wild watercress and others. Recent rains have flattened it and i saw two water voles, one from each side of the bridge. Both were sitting on the flattened vegetation, reaching up occasionally and pulling down a strand before settling down to munch away. A delightful 10 minutes observation, then, leaving them undisturbed, I walked George back home.

Several sightings

This morning I saw two water voles at the nature reserve end of Willow Lane. The days leading up to today have also provided views for several other people. We can reliably say that there are as many as ten voles along this length of the stream.

Here are some excellent recent pictures from BWS.