A water vole has been delighting Essex Wildlife Trust staff this week with frequent, clear sightings from the office windows of the Trust headquarters at Abbotts Hall Farm. The endearing little mammal has established a burrow in the margins of a large pond in the farm garden, among the roots of a willow tree. It has been seen regularly venturing out onto the bank to forage for grasses, which it has then carried back to store in its burrow. Click here for a link to our Facebook page