Habitat

The

Distribution in the uk

Can be found

  Months seen

All year round but is less active in the winter.

Food eaten

Habits

 The Meadow Vole, or "Field Mouse," is a small, common rodent that lives in grassy fields, woodland, marshes, and along lakes and rivers.

It is five to seven inches long, counting the tail, and usually weighs only and ounce or two. Meadow Voles' color can vary from yellowish-brown to reddish-brown to blackish-brown. They are normally gray on their underparts.

Meadow Voles make nests in clumps of grass, using materials such as dry grass, sedges, and weeds. From their nests, they build "runways," like tunnels beneath the grass and plants.Meadow Voles are most active at night during the Summer, and during the day if its Winter. They are less active when there's a full moon.While Meadow Voles use mostly runways, they also build systems of burrows. They are good diggers, as well as good swimmers.

If a vole feels threatened, it will stamp its hindfeet, much like a rabbit. Meadow Voles normally only make noise in order to threaten another vole. Female voles are very territorial.

Meadow Voles are preyed upon by many creatures, including: hawks,

Tracking

Courtship

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 PhPhotographs taken by ,www.wildlifebcnp.org ,Mike Mottram, ,Danny Green/Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007