Blogs Archives - Beaver Trust

Nature for everyone: Fostering inclusivity through beaver education

Join Holly Usher, Beaver Trust’s Senior Education Officer, and dive into how beaver education can spark lifelong connections with nature. From school workshops to home education, she shares how inclusivity and hands-on learning are shaping the next generation of environmental champions. ‘They’re like a finely oiled machine helping the environment – we have to protect […]

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Poole Farm: beavers, young people and ecotherapy

Blogs / Emily Bowen

In March 2024, we visited a vibrant beaver enclosure at Poole Farm, Plymouth to learn more about how the City Council is partnering with Livewell Southwest and using beavers as part of a unique ecotherapy programme for children and young people experiencing mental health challenges.

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Reflections on Northumberland’s first year of beavers

Blogs / Emily Bowen

I still get goosebumps thinking back to the release day, standing in the sunshine on the bank of a small stream in rural Northumberland not long after starting at Beaver Trust.

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Always Champion the Underbug: Career insights with beaver specialist Dr. Roisin Campbell-Palmer

Blogs / Eva Bishop

It started with a pond… and was nurtured through some pivotal early years connected to nature. A strong-willed, five year old wildlife champion at primary school became a national species trailblazer by accepting opportunities and pursuing her passion for animal welfare. Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Highly Commended in the Nature for Scotland RSPB Species Champion

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Ealing Beaver Project: the journey to bring beavers back to central London

Blogs / Emily Bowen

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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Nutrient neutrality: why the Governments proposals threaten water quality and wildlife

Blogs / Emily Bowen

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

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Species Spotlight: Garganey ducks

Blogs / Emily Bowen

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 magical moment at Trentham Gardens – first beaver encounters

Blogs / Emily Bowen

Beaver Trust’s newest member of the Communications team, Emily Bowen, reflects on her visit to Trentham Gardens for this spring’s stakeholder event, and her first sighting of the charismatic animals the Trust is named after. After being given the green light in December 2022, the team at Trentham Gardens worked through all sorts of weather

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