Short tailed Vole
Colour: Grey-brown above, creamy-grey underneath, rounded snout, less prominent eyes than mice & short ears completely covered with fur.
Length: Approximately 90-110mm; distinctive short tail.
Weight: Averaging between 20-40g.
Habitat: Rough grassland areas, woodland, hedgerows, dunes & moorland. Grass is the field voles only food source and shredded grass is used to make their nests, which are about 10cm in diameter. Nests are built at the base of grass roots, in underground burrows or even under discarded man made materials such as corrugated roof sheets.
Breeding Season: This begins in March/April and ends between October and December.
Young: Up to 5 are normally found in each litter and females will give birth to five or six litters per year.
