Short-tailed Field Vole

Microtus agrestis

Common & widespread in the meadows of Britain.

 Also common in Northern Europe, except Iceland & Ireland eastwards to Central Siberia.

The Short-tailed Field Vole is a small, dark brown rodent with a short tail, distinguishable from the closely related Common Vole (Microtus arvalis) by its darker, longer and shaggier hair and by its more densely haired ears. 

The voice is a faint, low squeak and it also emits a range of chattering sounds.