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

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]

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

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...

“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...

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

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. bsky.app/profile/beavertrust.org/feed/Beaver-Feed

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

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...

“Nothing can prepare you before you see what the beavers do.” After years of setbacks, flooding and even a burst sewage pipe, the beavers are transforming @wildlifebcn.org Nene Wetlands. Our guest blog by Isabella Clarke 👇 beavertrust.org/guest-blog-ten-out-of-ten-for-the-nene-valley-beavers/

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 🦫

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.

Get a free poster for your educational group! 🦫 We have produced a double-sided A1 poster for schools, home-educators, youth and community groups about beaver biology, engineering, their role as a keystone species & more. To order, visit our education hub 👇 lodge.beavertrust.org/beaver-poster/

#BeaversAcrossBritain - what an event! 🦫 We want to thank the speakers who shared their knowledge, our attendees, and those who made the event possible. If you missed the event we will be releasing a selection of talks online soon.

Over the last two days, 300+ people have come together to explore the future of beaver restoration. A huge thank you to Chris Packham for his support and message to delegates at our conference dinner, and to Ecotalk for helping create space for nature’s recovery.

Welcome attendees as our #BeaversAcrossBritain conference opens! People from across science, practice and policy are coming together to share knowledge, shaping the future of beaver restoration in Britain. This conference is supported by Cairngorms National Park#BeaversAcrossBritainand Forestry England. 🎙️: Bird Girl

Book your tickets to #BeaversAcrossBritain! Learn more about the science, practice and policy behind the restoration of Britain’s beavers. A limited number of tickets are still available 👇 beavertrustevents.org#BeaversAcrossBritain 🗓️ 20 - 21 May 📍 Civic Centre, Newcastle

Joining us at Beavers Across Britain? Our dedicated feed is now live for delegates to share ideas, resources and reflections throughout the event. Pin the feed and introduce yourself 👇 bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mebafwe4sa5za4ky37p36bjy/feed/BAB2026 Join the conversation using #BeaversAcrossBritain

Signalling through scent Now is peak scent-marking season for beavers, as dispersing youngsters seek territories, and families defend theirs. Scent mounds signal occupancy, reduce conflict and share clues on condition. Showing how social and communicative beavers are.

Curious to learn about beavers? Join a training session to explore the ecology and conservation Eurasian beaver. Whether you're building your knowledge or starting your wildlife journey, there’s something for everyone. Book your place 👇 beavertrust.org/events-training/

This is what collective action looks like! Although we didn’t quite meet our target, we were very close! A huge thank you to the amazing 226 people who donated in the last week; you’ve helped fund the restoration of our wildest engineers. Every donation, share and message helped get us here 🦫

We’re just £5,500 in donations away from reaching our target with two hours left - you can be the person who gets us over the line! If each person reading this gave just £1, it could get us there. That’s the power of collective action 👇 https://ow.ly/LpCw50YRzQ9

Less than 24 hours left! Donate today and your gift is doubled: ⥤ Twice the beavers ⥤ Twice the biodiversity ⥤ Twice the natural flood defence ⥤ Twice the impact for climate resilience Match funding ends at midday tomorrow, please donate now 👇 https://bit.ly/4cYMaJY

You’re not just funding dams, you’re funding climate resilience 🦫 🌿 If each of our followers here donated just £20, it would add £26,400 to our total & we would be closer to reaching our target! Until midday on Wednesday, every donation will be doubled 👇 https://bit.ly/4cYMaJY

Just halfway through #EarthRaise, and our wonderful community is already making an incredible impact - thank you! 🦫 Right now, your power to help is doubled! Match funders are doubling donations, so £1 becomes £2, £10 becomes £20 and £50 becomes £100 👇 https://bit.ly/4cYMaJY

Beavers are nature’s best engineers, but they need us to get behind them. By donating today, you’re supporting beavers and all that comes with them: returning wildlife, mood-boosting wetlands and climate resilient landscapes. Donate here👇 https://bit.ly/4cYMaJY #mammals #nature

Bring beavers back to Britain? Yes, you can! If you can support them, we will see revitalised landscapes resilient to both flooding and drought, and rivers and wetlands bursting with new life. #EarthRaise donations are doubled for one week only 👇 https://ow.ly/LfLi50YOwnw#EarthRaise

For the final episode of Series 9 of #TheLodgeCast, we’re heading to Kent with Ben Morris and James Dilnot 🦫 They work at the intersection of conservation, water management and expanding wild beaver populations in highly managed, low-lying catchments. 🎧 Listen now https://tr.ee/5ZvVzeWPzw

This #EarthDay, you can return beavers to Britain and restore our landscapes. For one week, your donation will be doubled, so please donate today. Your donation + beavers = thriving, regenerated landscapes 👇 https://ow.ly/Cbsf50YNRWb#EarthDay #EarthRaise #EarthDay2026

Just one month to go! 🦫 Beavers Across Britain is coming to Newcastle on 20–21 May, and we will be joined by three fantastic keynote speakers. Only a small number of tickets remain👇 https://beavertrustevents.org/ With thanks to Forestry England and the Cairngorms National Park for their support.

🦫 The last instalment of our 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 series shows the moment a beaver family is released into a new home. This outcome was made possible by a local community choosing to welcome and live alongside them – reflecting a more hopeful future for both beavers and people in Scotland.

Next week, you can make double the impact 🦫 Generous supporters will be matching donations, meaning each penny you donate will be doubled! To be notified when the campaign goes live, please fill out the form below 👇 https://beavertrust.beaconforms.com/form/825462f0

It’s the perfect time for a nature walk, but if you want to see beavers, remember the Beaver Code: 🤫 Keep quiet 🔍 Know the signs 🔭 Take binoculars 🥾 Stick to the path Beavers can be tolerant of humans, but it’s important to give them space. Visit: tinyurl.com/mvkd7r9f to find beavers.

For this episode of The Lodge Cast, we’re joined by Bevis Watts and Jen Robertson 🦫 From quiet lockdown sightings to a nationally recognised population, Bevis and Jen have been closely involved in the return of wild beavers to the River Avon. 🎧 Listen now https://tr.ee/5ZvVzeWPzw

Our education programme is growing! Now in its second year, our National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project has expanded into Scotland, with our Education Officer delivering sessions at Doune Primary School, showing how we use beavers to inspire children. 1/5

For episode two of Series 9 of #TheLodgeCast, we head to Knapdale with Oly Armstrong 🦫 A wildlife ranger and co-founder of the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Organisation, Oly has had a front-row seat to Scotland’s longest-running legal beaver population. 🎧 Listen now https://tr.ee/5ZvVzeWPzw

Join our Communications Manager Elliot as he helps translocate a local beaver family with an unusual home! 🦫

Happy #InternationalBeaverDay Beaver Trust is a registered charity dedicated to restoring beavers to regenerate our landscapes. Find out more about our work and this incredible keystone species on our website 👇 https://beavertrust.org/#InternationalBeaverDay #RestoringBeavers #RegeneratingLandscapes #Mammals

Becoming beaver ready! Yesterday, we released guidance in collaboration with The Wildlife Trusts setting out the support and funding needed in England to ensure farmers, landowners and beavers can thrive together. Read more, and find the guidance here👇 tinyurl.com/4uwh6dt2

To start Series 9 of #TheLodgeCast #podcast, we head to Argaty Red Kites with Tom Bowser & our new co-host, Alana Skilbeck 🪁 As the first private landowner in Scotland to release beavers into the wild, Tom has had a front-row seat to their return. 🎧 Listen now https://tr.ee/5ZvVzeWPzw

Beavers dont kill trees, they coppice them. Here are two trees that have been beavered at Bathampton Meadows (just down the river from Warleigh Nature Reserve) that people have been worried were “killed” that are both still growing happily. Let’s talk about it.

What does living with beavers look like on longer time scales? #TheLodgeCast is back with a new series connecting with the pioneers who have gone beyond the trial period and learning from communities that have been coexisting with beavers for over five years.

We’re looking for a new Policy Officer to join our team, to help Beaver Trust influence national policies and strategies that enable the restoration of beavers, rivers and wetlands. 📅 Applications close 9am, Monday 20th April 2026 👉 https://beavertrust.org/our-mission/vacancies/

Beavers dig canals as they rely on water for protection, and these channels let them travel further into the landscape, acting as quick escape routes from predators. They can also float heavy branches through canals, saving energy and accessing food up to 100 metres away. 1/6

As beavers return, we’re re-learning how to co-exist. One challenge we face is the risk of conflict with existing land management practices, but research shows this can be reduced by giving rivers more space. Ask your Holyrood candidates to reform rural payments to support river corridors. 👇

Yesterday, we were thrilled to release a pair of beavers into Forestry and Land Scotland’s Loch Morlich. This is an exciting step in establishing a wild population in the Spey catchment, under licence from @naturescot.bsky.social, realising the vision set out in Scotland’s Beaver Strategy. 1/4

Dr Rachel Malison from the University of Montana's @umflbs.bsky.social explains how beaver dams influence habitat, food resources, growth and movement of juvenile Atlantic salmon and trout across three paired beaver-dammed and beaver-free tributaries of key salmon rivers in central Norway. 1/4

Beavers are no longer a future possibility – they’re shaping rivers & catchments across Britain. For those in conservation, land management & environmental policy, the focus is now on working alongside them. Find out more about #BeaversAcrossBritain from @beavertrust.org 👇 c-js.uk/3N5gqbZ

Could beavers help create habitat for one of Britain’s rarest breeding birds? 🦫 While thousands of green sandpipers migrate across the UK each year, fewer than ten pairs are thought to breed here. 1/2