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Beaver Trust

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We are a registered charity working to restore beavers to regenerate our landscapes.

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Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3w ago

A promising sign from a restored peatland in Kent 💧 The River Stour (Kent) IDB and partners have been restoring peatland habitats. Since then, beavers have been helping to keep the peatland wet through this prolonged dry period, while creating new and varied wetland habitats. 1/3

Picture: a water vole latrine and sizing guide Text reads: Field signs of water voles spotted in a beaver-occupied restored peatland ecosystem Find out more with arrowPicture: a water vole latrine and sizing guide Text reads: The discovery of water vole activity in a beaver-occupied restored peatland is an excellent sign of a naturally functioning, healthy ecosystem. The discovery of water vole activity is an excellent sign of a naturally functioning, healthy ecosystem. Research shows that beaver activity can have a positive influence on water vole (Arvicola amphibius) populations by: 1 Ideal water conditions: Water voles have a strong preference for slow-moving or still water with stable levels 2 More diverse vegetation: By opening up the canopy, growth of lush aquatic emergent vegetation is stimulated 3 Connectivity: The canals and ditches excavated by beavers serve as protected movement corridors 4 leave food debris at feeding stations, which are valuable "leftovers" for water voles and other small rodents Food availability: Interspecific competition is low, and beavers can Picture: an american mink in a grassland. Text reads: Evasion of American mink The primary threat to water voles in Britain is predation by the non-native American mink, Neogale vison. Mature beaver habitats are structurally complex, and it has been shown that they provide complex hiding places and refuges, which makes it harder for mink to hunt them. Surveys from the River Otter Beaver Trial in England confirmed that water voles expanded their range into the new wetland habitats created by beavers.
Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3w ago

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Careers - Beaver Trust

Current vacancies There’s never been a more important time for you to use your talent, expertise and enthusiasm to help restore beavers to regenerate our landscapes. Everyone in our small team is pass...

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Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · last mo.

We’re looking for a Senior Partnerships officer to help develop new donor relationships and partnerships. Our ideal candidate has professional experience of successfully developing new major donor relationships or corporate partnerships and outstanding interpersonal skills. 1/2

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a new Senior Partnerships Officer to support Beaver Trust in developing new donor relationships and partnerships. Closing date: 9am Monday 24th August 2026.
Heal Rewilding@healrewilding.org.uk · 4w ago

Who knew beavers created lawns?! We've learnt a lot by watching the kits. They forage close to the water's edge, using their sharp teeth to 'mow' the grassy banks, creating open spaces where sunlight can filter down to the ground and hopefully encouraging different species to grow.

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · last mo.

Why is grooming so important to beavers? 🦫 Beavers’ fur helps to insulate them from the cold and keep them buoyant. Through careful grooming and the application of oily secretions from a gland near the base of their tail, beavers keep a layer of insulating air trapped beneath their fur. 1/5

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · last mo.

🦫 Beavers belong here. International and national guidance says species reintroductions should take place within a species’ historic or ‘natural range’, supported by written records, oral traditions and physical evidence. So, what does the evidence tell us about beavers in Britain? (1/6) 1/6

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · last mo.

We’re looking for a Senior Partnerships officer to help develop new donor relationships and partnerships. Our ideal candidate has professional experience of successfully developing new major donor relationships or corporate partnerships and outstanding interpersonal skills. 1/2

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a new Senior Partnerships Officer to support Beaver Trust in developing new donor relationships and partnerships. Closing date: 9am Monday 24th August 2026.
Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · last mo.

It’s so rewarding to see kits at Glen Affric, a sign of a healthy population. 🦫 Like all reintroductions, this release took careful planning. Well-managed translocations like this support the restoration of beavers, in line with Scotland’s National Beaver Strategy.

Trees for Life@treesforlife.bsky.social · last mo.

The first #babybeavers born in #GlenAffric in 400 years! 🦫 A wonderful milestone for our reintroduction project with Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and @beavertrust.org Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/first-baby-b...

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 2mo ago

Four new insights from the latest beaver research 🔍 From the first total carbon budget on beaver-engineered wetlands to the recovery of populations of IUCN Red List species, here are some of the latest findings 👇 1/2

Beavers can convert stream corridors to persistent carbon sinks Open access | Published 18 March 2026 When extrapolating across all floodplain areas in Switzerland suitable for beaver recolonisation, beaver-driven carbon burial could offset approximately 1.2–1.8% of the country’s annual carbon emissions, achieved solely through a nature-based solution requiring no active management or direct costs.Beavers are boosting rare snail populations in Norfolk Open access | Published 27 May 2026 At just 2–2.5mm tall, the Desmoulin’s whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana) is one of the UK’s most protected invertebrates and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. With a dispersal rate of less than five metres per year, recovery can be slow. Abrehart Ecology has monitored the River Wensum area for the snails for 25 years. At Sculthorpe Moor nature reserve: then a graph showing a sharp rise in snail numbers after the beavers arrived.Beaver wetlands are integral to reinstating dynamic ecological processes Open access | Published 01 March 2026 Beaver wetlands are integral to reinstating dynamic ecological processes that provide refugia for multiple taxonomic groups, supporting taxa otherwise absent from the landscape. Our findings hint at the scale of past biodiversity loss associated with beaver-dependent wetlands, while offering a glimpse of what could be gained from their ongoing population recovery. Using eDNA to study the biodiversity impacts of beaver activities Open access | Published 16 May 2026 Beaver-modified streams supported distinct and, in several respects, more diverse aquatic communities compared to the control stream. Although vertebrate alpha diversity did not differ significantly between spatial groups, overall vertebrate occurrences were higher at beaver sites, with notable increases in amphibian taxa, stickleback, and semi-aquatic mammals such as water vole and water shrew.
Jennie Kermode@jenniekermode.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is an important discovery with significant potential for Scotland, although the beavers we're reintroducing are a different species so we can't be sure if they would handle brackish water in the same way. www.earth.com/news/beaver-...

Beaver dams in coastal wetlands help protect young salmon

Widespread beaver dams are showing up in Pacific Northwest coastal wetlands, where they may create sheltered habitat that helps young salmon.

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Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 2mo ago

A hopeful future for beavers in Kent 🦫 🌿 Funding from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme will support many of Kent Wildlife Trust’s conservation projects, including efforts to reinforce the River Stour’s wild beaver population. 1/6

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 2mo ago

Could you have imagined the changes beavers would bring to this landscape? 🦫 The Beaver Trust team recently visited Forestry England’s beaver enclosure in Yorkshire, home of the Cropton Forest Beaver Trial. 1/3

Can beavers bring life back to an ex-forestry plantation? Find our more. In the background, an old beaver-gnawed stump sits, covered in moss. Behind it is a lush pond.The Beaver Trust team recently toured Cropton Forest, led by Cath Bashforth: Species Recovery Officer for Forestry England. The Cropton Forest Beaver Trial started in 2019, as part of a flood mitigation measure to slow the flow of the river. The beavers have since built England’s largest beaver dam, and began the transformation of the landscape. In the background, a woman is walking away from the camera towards a pond.The sloping nature of the landscape made it unsuitable for modern forestry machinery. The beavers clearly had no such trouble. On the bank, a large pile of felled trees was just visible - an abandoned beaver lodge. The beavers had since moved their busywork downstream. Around us, evidence of the beavers coppicing work sat low on the forest floor. Gnawed stumps and logs, some old, dark and lichen covered, and some newer, freshly felled, wood. In the background, a beaver felled tree, and a lodge.Quote: A female adder was laying by the roots of a tree. She seemed just as startled to see us, and after a few moments of surprise, she swept away into the security of the undergrowth. To add to the excitement, Cath confirmed she is the first ever adder found onsite. To hear more about the landscape at Cropton, visit our website to read our latest blog “Cropton Forest - visiting a living landscape”. In the background, the adders tail partially obscured by some twigs and leaves.
Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 2mo ago

Across Britain, beaver kits (now 4-6 weeks old) are starting to emerge from the lodge, swimming in an adult’s wake or riding on a tail 🦫 Kits are born with open eyes, a dense coat and small incisors, dependent on their family, learning skills in the lodge. [1/2]

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3mo ago

Three weeks on from #BeaversAcrossBritain, our CEO, Dr Richard Young, reflects on bringing together 300 conservationists, landowners, scientists & policy-makers. Can conferences help build a shared vision, stronger partnerships and renewed coexistence with beavers? 👇 beavertrust.org/beavers-acro...

Beavers Across Britain: A conference on a mission - Beaver Trust

Written by Beaver Trust CEO, Dr Richard Young. It’s been three weeks since we welcomed 300 conservation practitioners, landowners, policy-makers, communicators and scientists to our Beavers Across Bri...

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Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3mo ago

Welcome to Beaver Feed! All about beaver science, conservation and coexistence. 🦫 Anyone can contribute, any topical post that mentions “beaver”, “beavers” #beaver or #beavers will be included. More info below. If Beaver Feed brings you joy, you can learn more or support our work: beavertrust.org

Welcome to the Beaver Feed This feed features posts with the term “beaver”, “beavers”, #beaver and #beavers in text or alt text Anyone can post in this feed using the terms above; you don’t need to be a contributor. This feed is predominantly for posts on beaver (Castor fiber and C. canadensis) science, ecology, restoration, conservation and coexistence. Posts that fall outside these themes may not be included Strict filters are in place so that this feed remains appropriate for a wide audience. Image: Beaver kit partly submerged in a beaver pond. Sideways on looking straight into the camera.If you see a post on our feed that seems inappropriate, or if you do not wish for your content to appear in Beaver Feed, please contact info@beavertrust.org with “Bluesky” in the subject line. Bluesky is a global platform with a diversity of opinions, and this feed may feature posts from any account. Please remain polite and respectful when using Beaver Feed to engage in discussions. Thank you for visiting the Beaver Feed! Beaver Trust is a British charity that aims to restore beavers to regenerate landscapes. To find out more about beavers, our work, or to support us, visit www.beavertrust.org Image: Beaver swimming towards the camera, partly submerged in a beaver pond
Jennifer Molidor@jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Beavers relocated to the Tásmam Koyóm meadow built a 328-foot dam and a wetland that has increased water coverage by 22% A wilder future for western lands will treat beavers not as a nuisance, as in the brutal past, but as a relative and ecosystem partner #rewilding www.upworthy.com/beavers-rein...

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Native wisdom and ancient rock paintings save the day.

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Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3mo ago

Beaver kits might be spotted soon, but while we wait, we thought it was a good opportunity to look back at the 2025/26 release season and see the impact of our work on the ground: 61 beavers in new homes across Britain! Thank you for your support 🦫

Beaver Trust@beavertrust.org · 3mo ago

We’re delighted that our Head of Restoration, Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer, has been named in the ENDS Power List 2026. The annual list recognises individuals making a significant contribution to environmental protection, nature recovery and the future of the environmental sector.

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