Bringing Water Voles Back from the Brink: Hope from the Rivers

Ratty’s making a comeback!

Once a familiar sight across the UK’s waterways, the water vole, immortalised as Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, has become one of our most threatened mammals. Habitat loss, pollution, and the invasive American mink have driven a staggering 94% population decline since the 1950s.

But now, a wave of hope is rippling through our rivers.

A recent BBC report