Tell-tale signs include burrows in the riverbank and piles of droppings.
A wildlife charity has started an appeal for volunteers to help count and spot the signs of water voles.
Populations have plummeted by 90% since the 1970s, according to the People's Trust for Endangered Species , and now the charity is in need of "water vole watchers". He continued: "I think the key thing with any species in the wild is we need to know numbers, so biological recording is really important."
Tell-tale signs include feeding stations, burrows in the riverbank, piles of droppings or listening out for their characteristic "plop" as they dive into the water.PTES water vole officer Emily Sabin said: "We are looking for our next generation of water vole watchers to get on board with our water vole monitoring survey."Often you are just looking for the signs that they leave behind; so clues such as their droppings.
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