BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent det ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://nrn.dev2.vm.iniforum.ch/events/249/\n \nEvent Title: Water Vole Survey\nStart Date / Time: May 2, 2026, 3 p.m. E urope/London\nLocation: Long Mead Barn\nGoogle\nhttp://maps.google.com/map s?q=Oxford+Road,Swinford,OX29 4BT\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weat her/monthly/OX29 4BT\n\nA unique opportunity to learn water vole surveying techniques alongside local ecologist Anna Rowlands and her expert team.\n This elusive and endangered mammal inhabits the waterways around Eynsham. During this hands-on workshop, you&rsquo\;ll discover how to identify the tell-tale signs of its presence, from neatly chewed vegetation and feeding remains to footprints and its characteristic droppings.\nBring a packed l unch and wear suitable clothing (long-sleeved clothing, sturdy boots or we llies, and bring along some gardening gloves and maybe even a walking/rang ing pole).\nWe at the NRN are moving into our fourth year of water vole su rveys, and any data collected from these surveys are being shared with the local biological records centre (TVERC) as well as with BBOWT.\nWe invite you as volunteers to come and join us in the survey, and you will be pair ed up with an experienced lead water vole surveyor. Surveys are based on l ooking for signs of water voles in the context of droppings, footprints, f eeding remains, latrines, paths and burrows. If you are very quiet, you m ay in fact see a water vole with your own eyes. This has been a really fu n and interesting day previously. Gaining experience in these surveys mean s that you can get involved in years to come.\n2023 was our first year whe re we undertook detailed surveys along different sections of the River Tha mes water network in and around Long Mead. We identified water vole popula tions living along the Wharf Stream, River Thames, Limb Brook and Eynsham Mead Ditch. We hope to continue surveying these sections on an annual bas is to monitor the continued status of these local water vole populations. \nSo come along, enjoy a day with Ratty and gain some experience and enjoy the outdoors and beauty of Eynsham.\nPlease make sure that you sign up on the website as we really need to keep track of numbers. \nParticipants pl ease read our risk assessment here and take note of our recommendations to protect yourselves from harm. \nPlease tell the leader on the day if you would prefer not be photographed.\n\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n--- By Tendenci - Th e Open Source AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid249@nrn.dev2.vm.iniforum.ch SUMMARY:Water Vole Survey DTSTART:20260502T140000Z DTEND:20260502T190000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20261110T195110Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Long Mead Barn X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Wate r Vole Survey

https://nrn.dev2.vm.iniforum.ch/events/249/
When: May 2, 2026, 3 p.m. Europe/London

Long Mead Barn
Oxford Road
OX29 4BT
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=O xford+Road,Swinford,OX29 4BT

Forecast: http://www.weather. com/weather/monthly/OX29 4BT


A unique opportunity to learn water vole surveying techniques al ongside local ecologist Anna Rowlands and her expert team.

This elusive and endan gered mammal inhabits the waterways around Eynsham. During this hands-on w orkshop, you&rsquo\;ll discover how to identify the tell-tale signs of its presence, from neatly chewed vegetation and feeding remains to footprints and its characteristic droppings.

Bring a packed lunch and wear suitable clothin g (long-sleeved clothing, sturdy boots or wellies, and bring along some ga rdening gloves and maybe even a walking/ranging pole).

We at the NRN are moving into our fourth year of wat er vole surveys, and any data collected from these surveys are being share d with the local biological records centre (TVERC) as well as with BBOWT.< /p>

We invite you as volunteers to come and join us in the survey, and you will be paired up with \;an \;exper ienced lead water vole surveyor. \;Surveys are based on looking for si gns of water voles in the context of droppings, footprints, feeding remain s, latrines, paths and burrows.  \;If you are very quiet, you may in f act see a water vole with your own eyes. \; This has been a really fun and interesting day previously. Gaining experience in these surveys means that you can get involved in years to come.

2023 was our first year where we undertook detailed surveys along dif ferent sections of the River Thames water network in and around Long Mead. We identified water vole populations living along the Wharf Stream, River Thames, Limb Brook and Eynsham Mead Ditch. \; We hope to continue sur veying these sections on an annual basis to monitor the continued status o f these local water vole populations. \;

So come along, enjoy a day with Ratty and gain some experience and en joy the outdoors and beauty of Eynsham.

Please make sure th at you sign up on the website as we really need to keep track of numbers.& nbsp\;

Participants please read our risk assessme nt here and take note of our recommendations to protect yourselves fro m harm. \;

Please tell the leader on the day if you would p refer not be photographed.

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