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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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Nature coalition delivers letter calling on Westminster Government to restore river corridors, with support from cross-party MPs

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The Riverscapes Partnership, comprising of The Rivers Trust, National Trust, the Woodland Trust and Beaver Trust, has today delivered a letter to the Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street, signed by supportive MPs.

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Beaver swimming through pond with reeds on its head.

Beavers return to the Shropshire Hills in landmark river restoration project

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Severn Rivers Trust, in collaboration with landowner Trevor Wheeler, the Environment Agency, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape Team, release a pair of beavers into a new enclosure in the Shropshire Hills, helping to restore natural processes in this precious upland landscape. Severn Rivers Trust, with input from key partners and the

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Restoring England’s rivers: Coalition of 49 organisations push for wild beaver reintroduction policy

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A cross-sector group of 49 leading organisations including environmental, farming, water and business representatives, are today calling on the Labour Government to prioritise the reintroduction of beavers into the wild across England. The group, which includes Beaver Trust, Rewilding Britain, the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Anglian Water and Wild Justice co-director Chris Packham, have published

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