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European otter
A carnivore that lives by clean bodies of water and can be seen at dawn and dusk. It has webbed feet to help it swim and short, insulating fur to keep it warm.
Otters’ riverbank homes are called holts.
67mm
0.5 g
Norfolk hawker
A rare, brown dragonfly that lives in the fens and marshes of Norfolk. It can be identified by the yellow triangle on its back.
57–95 cm
6–8 kg
Dragonflies have been around since the time of the dinosaurs!
Volunteer to monitor a local water vole population.
Join in with riverbank restoration programs to help protect the habitat for river wildlife.
Take part in online dragonfly and butterfly counts
to find out which species live in your local wetland.
Learn to identify wetland species and tell your family and friends about why they are so important.
Water voles are Britain’s fastest declining wild mammal. Look out for their burrows in the riverbank, often with nibbled grass around the entrance.
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