Water Buffalo Herd Grazing at Thorley Wash
A herd of Water Buffalo has been introduced to Thorley Wash Nature Reserve to improve the rare wetland habitat there.
A herd of Water Buffalo has been introduced to Thorley Wash Nature Reserve to improve the rare wetland habitat there.
A reserve filled with birdsong south of Bishop’s Stortford, and one of a string of wetlands flanking the Stort Navigation.
Find out more about what bats call Thorley Wash home,,,
Endangered water voles will be reintroduced to the River Ver in spring 2021 after a 30-year absence.
Water voles are mini ecosystem engineers and their return will see, in part, the restoration of natural processes to rivers.
Water Voles are increasing their range along the River Beane following 2022 reintroduction.
Enjoy the summer sights and sounds of this beautiful reserve...
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…
Looking back to the 1980s, water voles were an abundant species and a fairly common sight for those passing by our waterways. Today, the water vole is the UK’s fastest declining mammal and faces…