Beaver release

Beavers Return to Bedfordshire After 400 Years in Landmark Release at Southill Estate

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Beavers have returned to Bedfordshire for the first time in over 400 years, marking a historic milestone for Southill Estate and for nature recovery in the county.  Following two years of careful preparation, licensing and habitat creation, a family of Eurasian beavers has been successfully released into a purpose-built enclosure at the estate. The project […]

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National Trust to release wild beavers in Somerset in landmark move for UK nature recovery

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Second licensed release granted by Natural England to conservation charity for beavers to live in the wild on the Holnicote Estate Nature’s engineers will create new wetlands to benefit people and nature – to help store water, reduce flood peaks and support other wildlife Identified sites will further enhance innovative natural solutions already implemented to

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Guest blog: Lessons learned from living alongside beavers by Tom Bowser

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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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From Bjurälven to Britain: 103 years of beaver comebacks – and why we’re still catching up

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At 03:30 on July 6th 1922, beneath a Nordic sunrise, a wooden crate was eased open on the banks of a Swedish backwater. Two Eurasian beavers slipped into the current and vanished downstream. The tiny audience held its breath. For the first time in decades, Sweden had beavers again. Sweden had only just realised what

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