Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Beavers are a welcome good news story during this difficult time of both climate and ecological emergencies. For over 400 years they have been missing from our landscape and now they are back and…
Did you know that 7th April is International Beaver Day? These marvellous mammals are a keystone species, meaning that they have a significant impact on the ecosystem around them.
Is there an animal that’s more engaging than a beaver? Or as intriguing or charismatic?
Once a common feature of our landscape, beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago.…
Avon Wildlife Trust would love to see beavers playing their part in creating a wilder future for local landscapes. But we need Government to back beavers and we are calling for a beaver strategy,…
More support needed for landowners to enable beavers’ return, say The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust.
This week we were delighted to see that Defra has announced new legislation that will provide legal protection for beavers in England, like those in our River Avon, and could pave the way for the…
We lost from our rivers over 400 years ago. Now these enigmatic creatures are back and need your help to build a wildlife-rich future in Avon.
New evidence from Avon Wildlife Trust has shown wild beavers are thriving in the Avon catchment area – making this one of the UK’s first regions in which the endangered species has established…
Bevis Watts, former CEO of Avon Wildlife Trust and now CEO of sustainable bank Triodos UK, releases his debut wildlife memoir River Journey: Searching for wild beavers and finding freedom