Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, announced yesterday plans to ensure beavers are recognised as a native species in Wales and legally protected from deliberate harm to them or their habitats, giving beavers the same legal protection afforded to other European Protected Species.
Welsh Government announces legal protection for beavers in Wales Read More »
A community discussion looking at the potential for beaver reintroduction to the Loch Ness area is being run by Trees for Life in partnership with Beaver Trust during September and October.
Communities invited to discuss potential return of beavers to Loch Ness area Read More »
In April 2024, something quietly momentous happened in the heart of Shropshire: a family of six beavers were released. What changes have been seen since?
A year of change: Beavers in the Wyre Forest Read More »
This blog was written by Hannah Dale at Wild Wrendale, the rewilding arm of Wrendale Designs, a family-run business nestled in the Lincolnshire countryside. As well as producing much-loved wildlife illustrations, the team has been transforming former farmland into a thriving wetland – and this year, reintroduced beavers to Lincolnshire for the first time in
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Offering farmers and landowners cash incentives to create river corridors would protect against flood and drought, improve river health and boost biodiversity.
Nature coalition calls for nationwide network of river corridors Read More »
For the first time in centuries, beaver populations living wild along England’s rivers are permitted to expand, thanks to a long-awaited policy shift. But will the reality live up to expectation?
Room to roam: what next for wild beavers in England? Read More »
Ray Woods, Rewild at Heart Co-Founder and artist, describes the moment he first encountered a wild beaver while kayaking in Kent, and how that experience helped spark a passion for rewilding. Discover the story behind Rewild at Heart and their new partnership with Beaver Trust to support beaver recovery in Britain. One sunny afternoon in
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From a boy who fished with a stick and string, our restoration manager Dr Rob Needham has spent his life fascinated with wildlife. That path led through Norway’s lynx forests to Britain’s first official beaver project—and, at last, to a PhD that’s providing vital evidence to fill long established knowledge gaps on the impacts of
Beaver dams and bigger trout: Dr Rob Needham’s PhD journey and career insights Read More »
Loch Ard Forest is set to become home to an additional pair of beavers. Working with the Beaver Trust, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) released the pair into a small lochan with good areas of wet woodland around the edge of the water and where there are currently no beavers present. The FLS managed site
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Severn Rivers Trust, in collaboration with landowner Trevor Wheeler, the Environment Agency, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape Team, release a pair of beavers into a new enclosure in the Shropshire Hills, helping to restore natural processes in this precious upland landscape. Severn Rivers Trust, with input from key partners and the
Beavers return to the Shropshire Hills in landmark river restoration project Read More »