A DAM GOOD PODCAST

A podcast brought to you by Beaver Trust as we start to welcome beavers back to our rivers and explore the state of nature in the UK.

Hosted by Beaver Trust’s Emily Bowen and Alana Skilbeck and produced by Emma Brisdion from ‘For What It’s Earth’ podcast, The Lodge Cast features fabulous guests discussing topics ranging from nature prescriptions, beavers, river health, environmental policy to climate, eco anxiety and much more!

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or via the Podbean links below.

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For this episode of The Lodge Cast, we’re heading to the River Avon with Bevis Watts and Jen Robertson 🦫

From early, low-profile sightings during lockdown to a nationally recognised population, Bevis and Jen have been closely involved in documenting the return of wild beavers to one of England’s busier river catchments.

In this episode, they explore key themes emerging from the Avon population:

  • The transition from off the books to national recognition
  • Approaches to coexistence, including landowner engagement and mitigation
  • The role of citizen science and community perspectives
  • Ecological impacts in large river systems where dam-building is limited
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Meet your hosts

Emily Bowen

Communications Officer

Alana Skilbeck

Senior Project Officer

Reviews

Good expert interviews, including Chris Packham.

Cloud Inversion 17/03/2025

Interesting, inspiring and love love love the facts - they make it into my own educational tours of a beaver enclosure in Essex and love learning more about beavers and the work of Beaver Trust to share with young people I get to work with. Keep up the good work - you guys are brilliant!

Ponyland 28/09/2024

Absolutely fascinating & light hearted podcast giving us lots of beaver facts& puns that would make a Carry screen writer spit out out their tea…..

Bob Beaman 28/03/2023

My only problem is that it is not on more often.

Devon AI 16/03/2023

A favourite podcast! Fascinating, entertaining, informative, inspiring, and beautifully presented. The Lodge Cast makes me wish that I had land and a river to offer for beaver restoration. Thank you 🙂

birdsnbugs 10/03/2023

This podcast strikes a brilliant balance between fact and fun, and you don't realise how much you're learning. The guests are fantastic, as are the range of topics. More please!

Libby Tis 10/02/2023
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