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Beavers Return to Bedfordshire After 400 Years in Landmark Release at Southill Estate

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Beavers have returned to Bedfordshire for the first time in over 400 years, marking a historic milestone for Southill Estate and for nature recovery in the county.  Following two years of careful preparation, licensing and habitat creation, a family of Eurasian beavers has been successfully released into a purpose-built enclosure at the estate. The project […]

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Beaver Trust welcomes Richard Young as new CEO

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Nature conservationist, business leader and scientist Dr Richard Young has begun his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Beaver Trust. Previously the Managing Director of Nature Positive Ltd, Richard brings with him a wealth of ecological and conservation expertise, an in-depth ecological knowledge and a strong scientific and practical background.  “I’ve worked in nature

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A landscape reborn

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We often hear uplifting stories from across Britain of wetlands developing in places where beavers have been reintroduced. But Scotland holds something truly special in the beaver restoration story. Tucked just above the tidal zone of the Faery Isles and just below Loch Coille Bharr in Knapdale Forest, one of the sites original Scottish Beaver

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National Trust to release wild beavers in Somerset in landmark move for UK nature recovery

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Second licensed release granted by Natural England to conservation charity for beavers to live in the wild on the Holnicote Estate Nature’s engineers will create new wetlands to benefit people and nature – to help store water, reduce flood peaks and support other wildlife Identified sites will further enhance innovative natural solutions already implemented to

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