Water Voles and Wetlands

Join Lee Valley Regional Park's Conservation Team on a walk to learn all about Water Voles and the wetland habitats where they live.   

Water Voles were once common across Britain but have undergone serious decline throughout the last century, due largely to the loss and degradation of their wetland habitats and the spread of the invasive American Mink.  

Here in the Lee Valley, thanks to ongoing efforts, good populations of Water Vole still thrive and this walk will take you on a tour of one of their key strongholds at Silvermeade. Along the way you will find out more about these charismatic little mammals, where they live and the work that is carried out to protect them and their habitats.  We'll search for their telltale signs along the network of ditches as we go and if we're lucky we might even see one, or at least hear the telltale 'plop' when they see us first!

Essential Info:  

• The meeting point for this walk will be opposite the café in Old Mill and Meadows car park

• The site may be wet underfoot in places so we recommend wearing suitable boots or wellies

• Please note that Lee Valley Cattle may be grazing on site and may come to say hello

• We would advise that this event is suitable for adults but interested children from 8+ are welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult

• There is parking at Old Mill and Meadows.   For car parking prices, please click here

• Proceeds from this event support our work to protect and enhance habitats and wildlife in the Lee Valley 

• There are only 25 spaces on this walk so make sure you book your space early!