Beavers in the news
It’s been a noisy week for beavers in the media, but still not a lot of clarity about what their future will be.
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Nature reserves remain open, but keep it local
Devon Wildlife Trust announces that its nature reserves will remain open during lockdown, but the message is people should stay local and observe national lockdown restrictions.
Beavers
DWT has led beaver conservation projects in Devon for more than a decade. Learn about this work, where to see beavers in Devon, how we can help landowners where beavers are present and how we're working to secure the future of beavers in the wild.
Trial finds benefits to people and wildlife from beavers living wild in English countryside
After 5 years studying the impacts of beavers, the results are in and the River Otter Beaver Trial Science and Evidence Report is published, finding that they bring 'measurable benefits to…
Beavers in enclosures
Since 2011, DWT has run an Enclosed Beaver Project in western Devon. Find out how the beavers have changed the site and improved it for wildlife.
Our work with beavers
Find out about our ongoing work with wild beavers in Devon, and how we are helping beavers and people coexist peacefully.
Beavers on your land
How to contact us if you need help with beavers on your land or are interested in beaver re-introductions.
Where to see beavers
Discover where - and when - to see beavers in Devon.
Making space for beavers
Find out about the Making Space for Water programme as part of our work for beavers in Devon.
River Otter Beaver Trial news
On Valentines Day 2020, while couples across the country were celebrating the passing of another year together, something momentous quietly happened in east Devon. The five year River Otter…
Beavers are coming home!
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in…
Charity asks public to ‘take last chance to back beavers’
The Government is considering reintroducing beavers into the wild in England. Now a leading local charity is calling on people to back the return of these incredible eco-engineers before it is too…