Three pairs of beavers have been successfully released at sites owned and managed by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) earlier this month as part of a plan to reinforce existing beaver populations.
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This week a short film has been released by Beaver Trust and Five Sisters Zoo telling the behind the scenes story of a beaver kit’s birth at the Zoo and successful release at National Trust’s Wallington Estate, highlighting the work of those involved who went above and beyond to make it happen. In July
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Friday 27th of October saw the publication of the UK Government’s response to the EFRA Select Committee’s Report on Species Reintroduction. We welcome their confirmation that the protected status of beavers in England will not be reviewed and are pleased to see commitment to the creation of buffer zones along watercourses through the Environmental Land
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A family of Eurasian beavers has been released today at Paradise Fields, an area of woodland and wetlands in urban Greenford, in the London Borough of Ealing. The return of this native species is part of a collaborative project plan to boost wildlife, increase the urban landscape’s climate resilience and engage thousands of people in
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As a brand new ambassador for Beaver Trust, I thought it would be a good time to introduce myself and more excitingly the Ealing Beaver Project. My name’s Sean McCormack and I’m a qualified vet, conservationist and wildlife presenter. If my name doesn’t give it away, I’m Irish and grew up there as a nature-obsessed
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Enfield’s beaver reintroduction project has made history again after a baby ‘kit’ was spotted for the first time this summer. You can read more about the initial release at Forty Hall Farm here. Enfield Council launched London’s first beaver reintroduction programme in 2022, bringing beavers back to the capital for the first time in 400
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We’ve found the recent news that the Government is planning to scrap nutrient neutrality laws incredibly concerning and are standing alongside many other environmental NGOs in urging the Government not to go ahead with these plans. Now is the time to bolster laws and protections, not scrap them! Last week, the Government announced that
Nutrient neutrality: why the Governments proposals threaten water quality and wildlife Read More »
Earlier this month saw the publication of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Species Reintroduction (EFRA) Report, and we commend the extensive evidence and commentary presented. However, we express concern regarding the recommendations within the report that: “If a reintroduced species is to be given protected status (as in the case of beavers), a risk
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In this series, we’re exploring the interactions and impacts of beavers on other wildlife species. Do beavers help or hinder water voles? How do invertebrates react to a species they haven’t seen for 400 years? Explore the science as we dive into each topic. The Eurasian beaver, Europe’s largest rodent, is an iconic species
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A family of four Eurasian beavers were released at the National Trust’s Wallington Estate on Wednesday 12 July. A family of four Eurasian beavers have been released on the National Trust’s Wallington Estate in Northumberland as part of plans to boost wildlife and increase the landscape’s resilience to a changing climate. Beavers were once