Water voles have only recently been re-found in RCT after many years with no records. As part of survey work associated with peatbog restoration within the upland windfarms of RCT, water vole populations have been found across the expanses of upland peat bog, marshy grassland, and felled conifer plantation. This expansive upland landscape provides a connectivity of habitat in which the water voles use the streams networks, adjacent peat bogs and in summer move out into purple-moor-grass and rush marshy grassland. This is undoubtedly a population of national significance; water voles may have survived here because predatory mink has not reached these exposed upland watercourses and bogs. Peat bog habitat restoration schemes secured through planning agreements for windfarm developments are now incorporating water vole measures and NRW (as the major land manager of this water vole landscape) has a particular responsibility to ensure it integrates water vole conservation into its future forestry plans.