Author name: Beaver Trust

After reintroducing a family of beavers earlier this year to the largest beaver enclosure in Britain, Trentham, in Staffordshire, has announced that the beaver family is growing. The expert team has confirmed that the female has given birth, demonstrating the success of relocating these ‘ecosystem engineers’ to suitable landscapes. Earlier this year, the Grade II* […]

Last week saw the publication of NatureScot’s Beaver Management Report for 2022, and we commend the efforts taken by NatureScot to work towards delivering Scotland’s beaver strategy. It is encouraging to see an increased level of translocation carried out in 2022, but we remain disappointed to learn that the number of beavers lethally controlled under

The Scottish SPCA has been caring for an adult beaver, after he was sadly found shot in the Perthshire area on 15 January.

Grade II* listed gardens, designed by Capability Brown, has welcomed beavers into a 182-acre enclosure and parkland lake setting.

Two new beavers have been introduced to Enfield’s pioneering flood alleviation and biodiversity project and are thriving in their London home.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan has rehomed a pair of beavers, previously cared for by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary and Coombeshead Estate, Devon, into a purpose-built enclosure at the popular visitor attraction in Cornwall. 

A family of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond marking another major milestone for the species’ return in Scotland  RSPB Scotland translocated a family group of seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve with a helping hand from Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity. Loch Lomond is

Two beavers have been released at Ewhurst Park in Hampshire, marking the first time in 400 years that beavers have lived in the county. Environmentalist Mandy Lieu has been working to regenerate natural processes and produce food sustainably at Ewhurst Park near Basingstoke, since moving there in 2020. Once settled in, the beavers will become

Two beavers from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary have moved to a new home with the Wildwood Trust, as part of an ongoing conservation project to support beaver populations and rewilding initiatives across Britain. Scruff and Maple joined the Sanctuary’s Secret Creek nursery back in January as juvenile beavers. Part of a collaborative rehabilitation project with