Species recovery projects
The Wildlife Trusts are working to help species pushed close to extinction and to reintroduce missing keystone species.
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Water vole
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…
Species Recovery Officer
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We are recruiting for a Species Recovery Officer to help deliver our Nature Recovery plans for Hertfordshire.
You’ll be part of the Trust’s Rivers Recovery Team, providing a key role in…
Adopt a water vole
Searching for an original gift for a nature lover? Sponsor a water vole with the Wildlife Trusts to help fund conservation efforts. Perfect for adults and children!
Forgotten species
We’re shining a spotlight on some species that are often overlooked.
The National Water Vole Database Project
The Wildlife Trusts’ National Water Vole Database Project charts changes in water vole distribution, providing information to support those working to protect and recover populations of this endangered species.
The water vole
Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.
Species Recovery Manager
Do you think that something is missing in British wildlife? Do you envision a future for the UK’s landscapes where ecosystems are resilient to the effects of climate change through functioning…
Water voles
Find out where to see water voles, Britain's largest vole species and the inspiration behind The Wind in the Willows' Ratty.
Recording and Species Monitoring
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From dolphins to white faced darters, from rocky shores and offshore habitats to the north pennines and from experts to novices we have a wide programmes of surveying and monitoring opportunities…
Species Recovery Appeal
Yorkshire is incredible. The Dales and Moors to coastal cliffs support over 3,000 different plants, birds and animals. However, our 'State of Yorkshire’s Nature' report exposes the…
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Key protections for at risk species lost
More than 30 conservation NGOs issue an open letter to oppose a review of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which could undermine decades of work to restore and protect threatened species