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28th September 2025
Water voles make historic return to Stanwick Lakes with landmark reintroduction project
A homecoming for water voles It’s not every day you get to carry a basket of apples and carrots across a wetland, knowing you’re about to help an endangered species settle back into the wild. But this summer, that’s exactly what volunteers at Stanwick Lakes did — and the results are nothing short of historic. More than 80 water voles have been released into the wetlands reserve, marking the first project-based reintroduction of the species in Northamptonshire. It’s a major step forward for conservation in the county, and a labour of love years in the making. The release, delivered in..
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