Bank Vole

Clethrionomys glareolus

Common & widespread throughout Britain.

Also common in the rest of Europe except the Iberian Peninsular & Northern Scandinavia.

Absent from Iceland & much of Ireland, but are also found in Northern Asia to Central Siberia.

 A small rodent resembling a mouse when young but developing a stouter body, a slightly rounder head with smaller ears and eyes and a shorter, hairy tail.

The dorsal surface is reddish-brown, with a greyish undercoat and the flanks are grey with a reddish-brown sheen.

The underparts are whitish-grey sometimes tinged with dull yellow. 

The Bank Vole is capable of making growling sounds and can utter low-pitched squeaks.