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What does the latest beaver science tell us? 🦫
People’s opinions on beavers vary widely, but early-stage education, ongoing engagement and rapid support can help create positive relationships between beavers and communities in their catchment.
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People’s opinions on beavers vary widely, but early-stage education, ongoing engagement and rapid support can help create positive relationships between beavers and communities in their catchment.
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September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What does the latest beaver science tell us? 🦫
People’s opinions on beavers vary widely, but early-stage education, ongoing engagement and rapid support can help create positive relationships between beavers and communities in their catchment.
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People’s opinions on beavers vary widely, but early-stage education, ongoing engagement and rapid support can help create positive relationships between beavers and communities in their catchment.
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What have beavers been up to in London? 🦫
Three years ago, Beaver Trust supported the release of beavers at Ealing Beaver Project, in Paradise Fields, West London. Last month, we caught up with Urban Beaver Officer @senizdoesnature.bsky.social
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Three years ago, Beaver Trust supported the release of beavers at Ealing Beaver Project, in Paradise Fields, West London. Last month, we caught up with Urban Beaver Officer @senizdoesnature.bsky.social
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September 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What have beavers been up to in London? 🦫
Three years ago, Beaver Trust supported the release of beavers at Ealing Beaver Project, in Paradise Fields, West London. Last month, we caught up with Urban Beaver Officer @senizdoesnature.bsky.social
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Three years ago, Beaver Trust supported the release of beavers at Ealing Beaver Project, in Paradise Fields, West London. Last month, we caught up with Urban Beaver Officer @senizdoesnature.bsky.social
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Can beavers help us control invasive plants?
Beavers are herbivorous and have been recorded eating more than 400 species of plants.
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Beavers are herbivorous and have been recorded eating more than 400 species of plants.
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August 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Can beavers help us control invasive plants?
Beavers are herbivorous and have been recorded eating more than 400 species of plants.
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Beavers are herbivorous and have been recorded eating more than 400 species of plants.
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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.
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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.
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August 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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.
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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.
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August 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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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.
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.
August 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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.
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.
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My column in this month's BBC Countryfile Magazine is all about Beavers & how we learn to co-exist with them. I for one am delighted, I never thought I'd hear of them on our chalkstreams. @riverkennet.bsky.social & @beavertrust.org held some brilliant community engagement events.
August 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
My column in this month's BBC Countryfile Magazine is all about Beavers & how we learn to co-exist with them. I for one am delighted, I never thought I'd hear of them on our chalkstreams. @riverkennet.bsky.social & @beavertrust.org held some brilliant community engagement events.
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.
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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.
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August 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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.
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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.
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🦫 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?
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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?
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August 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🦫 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?
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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?
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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.
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August 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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.
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“For us, they have become powerful partners in the wider restoration of Heal Somerset.” - @healrewilding.org.uk
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July 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
“For us, they have become powerful partners in the wider restoration of Heal Somerset.” - @healrewilding.org.uk
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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.
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.
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...
Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/first-baby-b...
July 29, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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.
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.
Exciting visitor to @nationaltrust.org.uk's Holnicote Estate beaver wetland! 🦫
You know those live wildlife cameras we've got? Well, they've captured footage of something we didn't expect to see...
A rare black-crowned night heron – a scarce visitor to the UK – so rare in the UK its distribution can’t be mapped.
And we spotted it on our beaver cam.
A rare black-crowned night heron – a scarce visitor to the UK – so rare in the UK its distribution can’t be mapped.
And we spotted it on our beaver cam.
July 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Exciting visitor to @nationaltrust.org.uk's Holnicote Estate beaver wetland! 🦫
What happens to fish when drought strikes?
Hear our Restoration Manager, Rob, describe one of the most significant things he witnessed while conducting his PhD research at @unisouthampton.bsky.social into the interactions between beavers and brown trout.
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Hear our Restoration Manager, Rob, describe one of the most significant things he witnessed while conducting his PhD research at @unisouthampton.bsky.social into the interactions between beavers and brown trout.
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July 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
What happens to fish when drought strikes?
Hear our Restoration Manager, Rob, describe one of the most significant things he witnessed while conducting his PhD research at @unisouthampton.bsky.social into the interactions between beavers and brown trout.
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Hear our Restoration Manager, Rob, describe one of the most significant things he witnessed while conducting his PhD research at @unisouthampton.bsky.social into the interactions between beavers and brown trout.
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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 👇
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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 👇
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July 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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 👇
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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 👇
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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.
www.earth.com
July 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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-...
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.
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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.
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July 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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.
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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.
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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
The Beaver Trust team recently visited Forestry England’s beaver enclosure in Yorkshire, home of the Cropton Forest Beaver Trial. 1/3
July 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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
The Beaver Trust team recently visited Forestry England’s beaver enclosure in Yorkshire, home of the Cropton Forest Beaver Trial. 1/3
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]
Kits are born with open eyes, a dense coat and small incisors, dependent on their family, learning skills in the lodge. [1/2]
June 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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]
Kits are born with open eyes, a dense coat and small incisors, dependent on their family, learning skills in the lodge. [1/2]
Help shape the conversation around beavers in the Lochy catchment 🦫
One of the last known places in Britain where beavers lived before their extinction, Lochaber could welcome them once again.
Join a drop-in session to find out more and share your views 👇
www.lochabarmor.scot/lochaber-beavers
One of the last known places in Britain where beavers lived before their extinction, Lochaber could welcome them once again.
Join a drop-in session to find out more and share your views 👇
www.lochabarmor.scot/lochaber-beavers
June 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Help shape the conversation around beavers in the Lochy catchment 🦫
One of the last known places in Britain where beavers lived before their extinction, Lochaber could welcome them once again.
Join a drop-in session to find out more and share your views 👇
www.lochabarmor.scot/lochaber-beavers
One of the last known places in Britain where beavers lived before their extinction, Lochaber could welcome them once again.
Join a drop-in session to find out more and share your views 👇
www.lochabarmor.scot/lochaber-beavers
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...
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...
beavertrust.org
June 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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...
Can conferences help build a shared vision, stronger partnerships and renewed coexistence with beavers? 👇
beavertrust.org/beavers-acro...
“Beaver wetlands should be viewed as a scalable nature recovery strategy to reverse pollinator declines.”
Read our latest guest blog by Patrick Cook, @stir.ac.uk PhD student, to explore his research comparing beaver wetlands with human-created ponds 👇
beavertrust.org/guest-blog-b...
Read our latest guest blog by Patrick Cook, @stir.ac.uk PhD student, to explore his research comparing beaver wetlands with human-created ponds 👇
beavertrust.org/guest-blog-b...
June 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
“Beaver wetlands should be viewed as a scalable nature recovery strategy to reverse pollinator declines.”
Read our latest guest blog by Patrick Cook, @stir.ac.uk PhD student, to explore his research comparing beaver wetlands with human-created ponds 👇
beavertrust.org/guest-blog-b...
Read our latest guest blog by Patrick Cook, @stir.ac.uk PhD student, to explore his research comparing beaver wetlands with human-created ponds 👇
beavertrust.org/guest-blog-b...
Beaver dams become bridges for mammals! 🦫🦊
Research by Daniel Arah -a student from @glasgow.ac.uk - highlights the role beavers play in creating connectivity in wetland habitats.
To read more about Daniel’s research, find his poster on our website. 👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/3mceesk7
Research by Daniel Arah -a student from @glasgow.ac.uk - highlights the role beavers play in creating connectivity in wetland habitats.
To read more about Daniel’s research, find his poster on our website. 👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/3mceesk7
June 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Beaver dams become bridges for mammals! 🦫🦊
Research by Daniel Arah -a student from @glasgow.ac.uk - highlights the role beavers play in creating connectivity in wetland habitats.
To read more about Daniel’s research, find his poster on our website. 👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/3mceesk7
Research by Daniel Arah -a student from @glasgow.ac.uk - highlights the role beavers play in creating connectivity in wetland habitats.
To read more about Daniel’s research, find his poster on our website. 👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/3mceesk7
Thank you for welcoming us to your network @scotlink.bsky.social!
A big welcome to our newest members, Beaver Trust @beavertrust.org and Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns.bsky.social to LINK's network of over 50 diverse organisations! 🦫🌊
Check out their websites to learn about the incredible work that these groups do! 👇
beavertrust.org
www.sas.org.uk
Check out their websites to learn about the incredible work that these groups do! 👇
beavertrust.org
www.sas.org.uk
June 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Thank you for welcoming us to your network @scotlink.bsky.social!
Join the Beaver Feed to keep up with the latest beaver science, news, and discussions! 🦫
You can contribute too - any relevant posts that include the word “beaver” or “beavers” will appear on the feed - so everyone can join the conversation.
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You can contribute too - any relevant posts that include the word “beaver” or “beavers” will appear on the feed - so everyone can join the conversation.
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June 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Join the Beaver Feed to keep up with the latest beaver science, news, and discussions! 🦫
You can contribute too - any relevant posts that include the word “beaver” or “beavers” will appear on the feed - so everyone can join the conversation.
bsky.app/profile/beavertrust.org/feed/Beaver-Feed
You can contribute too - any relevant posts that include the word “beaver” or “beavers” will appear on the feed - so everyone can join the conversation.
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