An unusual video has emerged of a woman discovering a nest of baby voles in field in Chepstow in Wales, UK on Friday.

The filmer decided to pick up the newborn voles because she believed they had been abandoned by their mother and wouldn’t survive the cold weather.

Describing her actions, the filmer wrote: “A nest of young voles was found yesterday afternoon on our neighbour's meadow so I volunteered to set up our camera trap overnight to see if mum returned to feed them.”

“On returning after dark the nest was open and exposed and I could see the tiny kits were inactive rather than wriggly as they should have been. I picked them up and they were cold so I began to warm them up. Mum returned so I popped them back into their cold and damp nest then watched as she carried them one by one to a new dry nest then disappeared from sight while hopefully feeding them if they weren't already too cold.”

“There is a risk of rejection when handling such young kits but these were already chilled so there wasn't a lot to lose. It's a good sign that mum is being attentive and will hopefully stay in the nest with them for a while to warm them up. If so they should be fine.”

“The following morning, a deeper nest had been dug underground which I didn't disturb. Close by was a fresh pile of vole droppings so I hope that all is well with the young family”.

The UK animal welfare charity, the RSPCA, provides the following advice about what to do if you discover an orphaned wild animal: “If you’re worried about a baby animal that seems to be alone, don’t touch it but just watch it from a distance.”

An unusual video has emerged of a woman discovering a nest of baby voles in field in Chepstow in Wales, UK on Friday.

The filmer decided to pick up the newborn voles because she believed they had been abandoned by their mother and wouldn’t survive the cold weather.

Describing her actions, the filmer wrote: “A nest of young voles was found yesterday afternoon on our neighbour's meadow so I volunteered to set up our camera trap overnight to see if mum returned to feed them.”

“On returning after dark the nest was open and exposed and I could see the tiny kits were inactive rather than wriggly as they should have been. I picked them up and they were cold so I began to warm them up. Mum returned so I popped them back into their cold and damp nest then watched as she carried them one by one to a new dry nest then disappeared from sight while hopefully feeding them if they weren't already too cold.”

“There is a risk of rejection when handling such young kits but these were already chilled so there wasn't a lot to lose. It's a good sign that mum is being attentive and will hopefully stay in the nest with them for a while to warm them up. If so they should be fine.”

“The following morning, a deeper nest had been dug underground which I didn't disturb. Close by was a fresh pile of vole droppings so I hope that all is well with the young family”.

The UK animal welfare charity, the RSPCA, provides the following advice about what to do if you discover an orphaned wild animal: “If you’re worried about a baby animal that seems to be alone, don’t touch it but just watch it from a distance.”