water vole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She has been on the hunt for evidence of the water vole population in the Hogsmill River in Surrey.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She holds out a small Tic Tac-shaped dropping from a water vole and smiles.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The water vole is often described as an "ecosystem engineer" or a "mini-beaver" by conservationists, as they dig burrows through watercourses and help aerate the soil.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
England's fastest-declining mammal, the water vole, is among thousands of species set to benefit from a £25m scheme to restore "critical" habitats.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Really they are as easy as the water vole or skunk with me.
From Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
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