This is a water vole burrow, complete with a slide down to the water. There were no droppings at this particular hole, hence we cannot say that it is occupied this year, merely that water voles have been here recently. In fact, just to confuse things, there were field vole droppings at the entrance to this burrow, but it was definitely created by a water vole, it being about the size of a tennis ball and it is possible to get your hand in to it. Further along, we found water vole droppings, confirming presence in 2008, see below.
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