A pair of Eurasian beavers have settled into the 6-hectare rewilding enclosure at Poole Farm. The male and female are unrelated orphans from the Tay catchment in Scotland. After spending time at the creche in Cornwall Seal Sanctuary, they were released into Poole Farm in November and have already begun transforming the landscape. The Green […]
Beavers return to Poole Farm in Plymouth’s Green Minds project Read More »
A pair of beavers have been released into a 70-acre enclosure at Wild Wrendale, a Lincolnshire Rewilding project – the first beavers in the county for over 400 years.
Beavers return to Lincolnshire for the first time in over 400 years Read More »
NatureScot has announced the approval of the Cairngorms National Park Authority licence application to translocate Eurasian beavers to the Upper Spey catchment in the National Park, with the first three sites receiving beavers in the coming weeks and months.
Licence granted to bring beavers back to the Cairngorms National Park Read More »
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.
Forestry and Land Scotland reinforce beaver populations in Knapdale and Tayside Read More »
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
Baby Beaver born at Five Sisters Zoo thriving in Northumberland Read More »
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
Beaver Trust response to UK Government’s statement on species reintroduction Read More »
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
London welcomes urban beavers for first time Read More »
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
Ealing Beaver Project: the journey to bring beavers back to central London Read More »
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
Enfield baby beaver is another first for London Read More »
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 »