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The water vole is a UK Biodiversity action plan species
http://www.ukbap.org.uk
Cumbria's biodiversity action plan also features the water vole
http://www.wildlifeincumbria.org.uk
Mammal Society factsheet
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/water_vole.shtml
Water voles in the uplands
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,9...
Primary school resource (activity sheets etc) on water voles from English Nature
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/nature...
Manchester University lecture on water voles
http://www.teaching-biomed.man.ac.uk/uploads/public...
Rescuing Ratty from the impact of mink (Observer)
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,905...
The Vincent Wildlife Trust carried out National Surveys for water voles in the 1990s and are involved in research of a number of other British mammals
http://www.vwt.org.uk
For more information on what to do and see in Cumbria (apart from looking for the elusive water vole...), take a look at
http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk
Students on the Animal Conservation Course at Newton Rigg College, near Penrith, are involved with the project. For more information check out
http://www.animalconservation.org
Discover more about the wildlife of Cumbria with the new "Virtual Fauna of Lakeland" site from Tullie House Museum http://www.lakelandwildlife.co.uk
Find out what the Tourism and Conservation Partnership are doing to help wildlife http://www.ourstolookafter.co.uk

Water Vole Project Officer: Jenny Holden
Cumbria Wildlife Trust & Eden Rivers Trust, Plumgarths,
Crook Road, Kendal LA8 8LX
T: 01539 816300 F: 01539 816301
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The Cumbria Water Vole Project is a partnership project between Cumbria Wildlife Trust and the Eden Rivers Trust. We work with a range of other local and national organisations, and also have recently received funding from the Local Heritage Initiative.

The Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) helps local groups to investigate, explain, and care for their local landscape, landmarks, traditions and culture. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) provides the grant but the scheme is a partnership, administered by the Countryside Agency with additional funding from Nationwide Building Society.