The Beaver Trust team recently visited Cropton Forest, as part of our bi-annual team gathering. As a fully remote team spanning the length of Britain, these gatherings are an important opportunity for the team to meet, discuss our work and collaborate on decision making. It’s also a highlight of the calendar for many of Beaver […]
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Written by Beaver Trust CEO, Dr Richard Young. It’s been three weeks since we welcomed 300 conservation practitioners, landowners, policy-makers, communicators and scientists to our Beavers Across Britain conference in Newcastle. Now the dust has settled, it seems timely to share some reflections from our experience of the meeting and our hopes for what will
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New research from Patrick Cook, PhD student at the University of Stirling and a Senior Ecologist at Butterfly Conservation, explores how beaver wetlands compare to human-made ponds for pollinators, and whether beavers could play a bigger role in reversing pollinator declines. Can beaver wetlands create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators? That’s a question
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Isabella Clarke is an independent researcher and broadcast journalist who volunteers with Wildlife Trust BCN. After years of planning, flooding and unexpected obstacles, a family of beavers has begun transforming a Northamptonshire reserve – Isabella went to see the changes first-hand. “Nothing can prepare you before you see what the beavers do,’ says Ben Casey,
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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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In her last blog as CEO, Sandra reflects on how Beaver Trust’s team and impact have grown over the last four years, and what a joy it has been to lead a charity and team that has achieved so much in such a short time. This month, Beaver Trust helped to facilitate two catchment-scale wild
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This blog, written by guest author Tom Bowser, offers an on-the-ground perspective on beaver reintroduction to a working farm in Scotland. As the first private landowners to rehome beavers under licence, Tom offers a thoughtful reflection on the realities of coexistence and what he has experienced since their return. After an absence of centuries, beavers
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This blog was written by Daniel Arah, Masters student studying Zoology at the University of Glasgow, reflecting on his placement year with the Restoration team here at Beaver Trust. Looking back at my time at Beaver Trust, it’s hard to believe it’s only been one year. I could easily ramble for hours — if not
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The summer months can be much quieter for our Restoration team with the trapping/beaver translocation season coming to a close. However, the team’s work does not stop as they turn their hands to a range of beaver mitigation and management projects.
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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?
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