Isabella Clarke is an independent researcher and broadcast journalist who volunteers with Wildlife Trust BCN. After years of planning, flooding and unexpected obstacles, a family of beavers has begun transforming a Northamptonshire reserve – Isabella went to see the changes first-hand. “Nothing can prepare you before you see what the beavers do,’ says Ben Casey, […]
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Beaver Trust is delighted that our Head of Restoration, Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer, has been recognised in the ENDS Power List 2026 as an ‘unsung hero’. The annual list celebrates individuals making a significant contribution to environmental protection and nature recovery. Roisin has been recognised for her outstanding role in the return of beavers to Britain,
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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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Boothby Wildland, the 617-hectare nature restoration site in Lincolnshire, has announced the release of a family of beavers into its wildland.
Family of beavers released at nature restoration site to support landscape rewilding Read More »
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is delighted to welcome a new female beaver named Parsnip, who is ready to establish her own territory and begin an exciting new chapter alongside Turnip, a male beaver who has been eagerly awaiting her arrival.
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.
Offering farmers and landowners cash incentives to create river corridors would protect against flood and drought, improve river health and boost biodiversity.
Nature coalition calls for nationwide network of river corridors Read More »
For the first time in centuries, beaver populations living wild along England’s rivers are permitted to expand, thanks to a long-awaited policy shift. But will the reality live up to expectation?
Room to roam: what next for wild beavers in England? Read More »
Loch Ard Forest is set to become home to an additional pair of beavers. Working with the Beaver Trust, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) released the pair into a small lochan with good areas of wet woodland around the edge of the water and where there are currently no beavers present. The FLS managed site
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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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