Credit: David Parkyn
Beavers are back, and are slowing recovering
This map shows where Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) currently live in Britain. Red pins represent enclosures containing beavers whilst the green pins aim to approximate the range of wild beavers.
The map doesn’t contain any pins for zoos even though some (such as Wildwood in Kent) do keep a group of beavers and several others (such as Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian) help with beaver translocations between sites.
To find out more about the history and impact of beavers in Britain, click here.
Beaver Trust’s story so far
Achievements by our team and core partners
Our team and partners are respected leaders in nature restoration, sharing our collective experience and resources:
- Hands-on beaver demonstration site at Woodland Valley Farm, Cornwall, led by Chris Jones, with 4 years’ of farming alongside beavers and carrying out research.
- Education with 46-bed capacity at Woodland Valley Farm, Cornwall, teaching people through direct experience in nature and with wildlife.
- Wildlife breeding and holding centres at zoos and farms in Kent, Devon, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and West Lothian supplying genetically diverse beavers and other species.
- Network of ecologists, hydrologists and social scientists based at universities and consultancies throughout Britain, sharing best practice with an international alliance.
- Nature restoration and species reintroduction experience and data gained from project feasibility, licensing and monitoring services.
- Policy advocacy platform and interventions by convening the Beaver Advisory Committee for England to align the interests of government agencies, landowners and conservation groups.
2014
2017
Launch Cornwall beaver project at Woodland Valley Farm
2017
2019
Beaver Trust established by founding team and partners
2020
Launch Beavers Without Borders international alliance
2020
We are raising funds for beavers – can you help?
