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Beavers
Once extinct in Britain, beavers have been reintroduced to a few select sites. Discover what The Wildlife Trusts are doing to help this charismatic mammal.
Government says beavers can stay in their Devon home
Today, the Government announced it will allow England's first wild breeding population of beavers to remain in Devon. After five years of groundbreaking work by Devon Wildlife Trust, they…
Return of the hedgehogs
We all love hedgehogs, but climate change, habitat loss and pollution are all big threats to the species, and unless we act, hedgehogs could eventually go extinct. To draw attention to this prickly fact, we’ve teamed up with local people to place 50 hedgehog sculptures around Epsom and Ewell. We want to help people imagine a world where hedgehogs have bounced back to their former glory!
Historic day for beavers in England
More support needed for landowners to enable beavers’ return, say The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust.
Talk: The Return of Cranes to Lincolnshire
This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.
Online talk by Crane Watch volunteer David Cohen about the return of common cranes to breed at our Willow Tree Fen nature reserve.
New legal protections edge England closer towards wild beaver return
The Wildlife Trusts welcome new legislation and call for sensible beaver management guidance
Wild beaver return in jeopardy after Government pulls legal protections at eleventh hour
The Wildlife Trusts call for an explanation as promised protections for beavers are put on hold
It's official - beavers are back!
The Wildlife Trusts are celebrating today’s government announcement that England’s first wild colony of breeding beavers is to be allowed to remain living wild on a Devon river
Free the beaver! A new vision for beavers in England and Wales
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild
Beavers are back on The Meon!
This link will open on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website.
A pair of beavers have been reintroduced to a chalk stream near East Meon to help restore waterways and create a flourishing wildlife haven.
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…