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Guide to Britain's beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to see

Our guide looks at the history of Britain's beavers, their reintroduction and where to see beavers in the UK.

After becoming extinct 400 years ago, beavers have returned to Britain's rivers. While some have been reintroduced, others' origins are less clear and not all are welcomed by local people and landowners. Record numbers of beavers were released in the UK in 2020 and 2021, in nature reserves and chalk downland. But why did beavers go extinct in the first place, how have they returned and what impact are they having on the British landscape?

Here is our guide to Britain's beaver population, with a few key details regarding the history of beavers in the UK, the pros and cons of reintroducing the species, where they can be found and key characteristics.

Guide to Britain's Beavers

How big are eurasian beavers.

"Size of a Labrador – well, at least a cocker spaniel,” says Peter Burgess, conservation manager for Devon Wildlife Trust. They can be up to 1m long, with a 50cm tail and weigh up to 30kg (averaging about 18kg). It is the world’s second largest rodent behind the capybara of South America.

Beaver on riverbank

When did beavers become extinct in Britain?

Beavers were once native to the UK but were hunted to extinction as recently as 300-400 years ago. They were hunted as vermin, for their fur and also for their meat, which was highly prized. The beaver was last seen in the wild in Britain in the 16th century after being heavily hunted for its pelt. They had all but died out across Europe by the 18th century.

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Do beavers eat fish?

No. They eat vegetation – including shoots, leaves, roots and stems of waterside vegetation and leaves. They fell trees to get at the tender foliage at the top of the tree.

How fast can a beaver chop down a tree?

When editor Fergus visited the River Otter with the Devon Wildlife Trust, he found a newly felled willow tree. Its trunk was a foot in diameter, chiseled through in cartoon-fashion and surrounded by bright wood chips. Peter Burgess from the Trust estimated that it would take a beaver a single night to do this.

Why do beavers build dams?

The beavers build dams over 1m high using tree trunks and other vegetation to create deep pools as refuges, as well as to make it easier to get around. They also use deep water as a refrigerator to store food in over the winter. The tend to build the dams in the smaller upper tributaries of a river.

Where can you see beavers in the UK?

There is a small population on the River Otter in East Devon. No one knows how they got here, although escapes from private collections have occurred elsewhere in the UK. Others claim the beavers were released deliberately.

River with trees overhanging

In January 2015 , Natural England declared that the beavers would be allowed to remain on condition that they were free of disease and of Eurasian descent. The five beavers were caught and tested – DNA testing showed that the animals were the once-native Eurasian beaver, and none of the beavers was found to be infected with Echinococcus multilocularis, tularaemia, or bovine TB.

The Scottish Beaver Trial saw the release of small numbers of beavers in Knapdale in Argyll on the west coast of mainland Scotland.

Loch and trees

In November 2016, the Scottish government ruled that the trial had been a success and that the beavers could stay in Knapdale for good. More beavers were released in October 2017 and a further reintroduction is due to take place in spring 2018 .

Beavers in river

There is a large population of beavers on the River Tay catchment area in eastern Scotland. No one knows where these originated from but there may be as many as 200-300 individuals at large. There have been reports of many ‘Tay’ beavers being shot by local farmers and landowners.

In June 2017, two adult beavers, one male, one female, were released into a pond on-site at Nankilly water, a stream at Woodland Valley Farm near Ladock in Cornwall. The beavers began dam building after just two nights.

In 2020, beavers were released into Hatchmere Nature Reserve in Cheshire, and in 2021, beavers were released onto the South Downs in Southern England and in Dorset .

Are there any beavers in Wales?

The latest beaver release in March 2021 included an adult and its offspring at Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve in Powys, Wales . The Welsh Beaver project is working to reintroduce the species to Wales.

Are beavers beneficial to the British countryside?

Arguments rage as to whether the animals should stay. Conservationists such as Devon Wildlife Trust say that beaver dams improve a river’s water quality and flow, as well as creating mosaics of habitat for a range of wildlife; some anglers fear the dams will impede migrating fish, while some landowners and riverside homeowners are concerned about potential flooding caused by the dams as well as loss of trees and crops.

What are the pros or cons of beaver reintroduction?

Because beavers like wetlands, they increase the biodiversity of any area where they are found. Wetlands lead to soft wood, which is good for species such as woodpeckers, as well as frogs, toads, water voles, dragonflies and otters. And their instinct for gnawing trees and coppicing helps to stimulate new tree growth. A 2015 study found that beavers are beneficial in boosting fish populations by helping to improve water quality, while a more recent 2018 study has backed up these claims.

Mark Elliott, Project Manager at the Devon Wildlife Trust, explains why we need beavers back in Britain.

1789 was a bad year for British wetlands and wildlife. That year, the last bounty was paid for a Eurasian beaver skull in Britain. This entirely vegetarian animal, native to Europe and Asia, plays a vital role in shaping our landscape. Lost from Britain once, we need it back.

Our wetland species evolved alongside beavers

Ever since the last ice age our wetland plants and animals lived in wetlands created by beavers and adapted to rely on them – look at the way trees like willow, alder and aspen regenerate when cut. Beavers coppice trees to stimulate fresh growth, and so open out our river banks and wetlands for other species to thrive. They are remarkable water engineers and create an amazing mosaic of dams, ponds, and canals.

Two thirds of all British wetland species are supported by ponds

Almost all ponds are now man-made – because all the beavers have gone. In the Devon Beaver Project site, our family of beavers have made over 10 ponds in 3 years benefitting a wonderful array of dragonflies, birds and amphibians. The 10 clumps of frogspawn laid in 2011 increased to 370 clumps this year.

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Our rivers and wetlands are sick

They have been drained and over-engineered to get the water off the land and out to sea as quickly as possible. We suffer floods when it rains and dry rivers during droughts, and our wetland wildlife is massively depleted. Beavers are the medicine. They reinvigorate these wetlands, and hold water back in the headwaters, reducing the risk of flooding and ensuring a more constant flow of water during drier periods – better for mayflies, dippers and fish. And the rivers are cleaner as the dams filter out the sediment and other pollutants.

Natural rivers are best for fish

Across most of Europe and North America, beavers are generally considered beneficial for fish like trout, and the science appears to support this. They create braided meandering rivers, with clean and extensive spawning gravels for fish. The evidence suggests that young fish grow faster and return to sea healthier if they live in beaver ponds. Despite this some British anglers seem concerned that re-introduced beavers will dam rivers so securely that salmon will be unable to migrate up to their spawning gravels – despite the fact that our native fish evolved alongside beavers.

People want them back

Many other countries in Europe have now reintroduced beavers, driven in part by the great affection that people feel for this large charismatic plant-eating rodent. In the Knapdale area of Scotland, one local hotelier has reported that 20% of his 2013 guests were there because of the reintroduced beavers. And we have absolutely nothing to fear. Beavers are slow to spread, and stay within a few metres of rivers and streams. They are also easy to control and any disease risks and adverse impacts can be managed. Devon Wildlife Trust is seeking to use the small wild and breeding population now living on the River Otter as an opportunity to study these impacts in a real life lowland British landscape.

And the argument against the reintroduction of beavers

Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Angling Trust , explains why beavers should not be reintroduced in Britain.

Our rivers have changed dramatically

Although beavers were native to some parts of the British Isles more than 500 years ago, our rivers have changed dramatically in the past five centuries and suffer from endemic pollution, over-abstraction of water and the presence more than 20,000 weirs and dams which act as barriers to fish migration. Nearly all fish species, not just trout and salmon, need to migrate up and down rivers in order to complete their life cycle and the addition of beaver dams would only increase the number of obstacles that fish have to overcome. If we remove all these barriers to migration, then beavers present less of a problem to fisheries.

It would be irresponsible

In a healthy natural ecosystem, beavers can actually be beneficial because they introduce woody debris to rivers and their dams can trap silt and create new habitats. However, fewer than 25% of England and Wales’ rivers are in good ecological condition and the Angling Trust’s view is that it would be irresponsible even to consider reintroducing this species into the wild without first restoring our rivers to good health by tackling low flows, pollution and removing the vast majority of man-made barriers to fish migration.

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Beavers can spread fatal diseases

Beavers imported from abroad have the potential to spread the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis which can spread to dogs and humans, for whom it can be fatal. Britain is currently free of this parasite.

They pose a risk to infrastructure

Evidence from North America and Germany shows the considerable risk to infrastructure – including flood defence assets, roads and railways – from allowing beavers to become established in high risk and populated areas. An adult beaver can bring down a 10 inch wide tree in under an hour, and a single beaver family will fell up to 300 trees a year. In the upper Danube region of Germany, beavers have caused £5 million of damage. How will riverside residents feel when the only tree in their garden is gnawed down overnight? Or a beaver dam floods a housing estate that has never before flooded? The problem with beavers is that they are very secretive and mainly nocturnal, and they don’t stay put, so they will spread from rural areas to villages and the edges of towns and cities.

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The Eurasian beaver, once a common sight across Europe, had disappeared almost entirely by the end of the 16th century thanks to hunting and river modification for agriculture and engineering.

But beavers are making a comeback across the UK and several other countries. They have already been released into the wild in Scotland and within enclosed river sections in England . Now expanding the wild release of beavers across England is on the cards.

Ecosystem recovery, increased biodiversity, flood protection and improved water quality are some of the upsides of having beavers around. But reintroducing wild animals to the landscape is always going to involve trial and error, and it’s vital to understand the possible consequences – both good and bad.

The beaver is a gifted environmental engineer, able to create its own ecological niche – matching itself perfectly to its environment – by building dams. These dams are made from materials the beaver can carry or float – typically wood, stones and mud, but also fence posts, crops from nearby fields, satellite dishes and old kids’ toys.

The dam creates a peaceful, watery home for beaver families to sleep, eat and avoid predators. And the effects of dam building ripple outwards, with the potential to transform entire ecosystems.

Beaver dam of branches with deep river on one side and trickle of water in river bed the other side.

Our review of beaver impacts considers evidence from across Europe and North America, where wild beaver populations have been expanding since around the 1950s.

There is clear evidence that beaver dams increase water storage in river landscapes through creating more ponds and wetlands, as well as raising groundwater levels. This could help rivers – and their inhabitants – handle ever more common weather extremes like floods and droughts.

If you observe beaver dams in the wild, water often comes very close to the top of their dams, suggesting they might not be much help in a flood. Nonetheless, some studies are finding that beaver dams can reduce flood peaks, likely because they divert water onto floodplains and slow downstream flow. However, we don’t know whether beaver dams reliably reduce floods of different sizes, and it would be unwise to assume they’re always capable of protecting downstream structures.

The good news is that it seems all the extra water dams store could help supplement rivers during dry periods and act as critical refuges for fish, amphibians, insects and birds during droughts.

Beaver dams increase the time it takes for things carried by rivers to move downstream. In some cases, this can help slow the spread of pollutants like nitrates and phosphates , commonly used in fertilisers, which can harm fish and damage water quality.

River water collects in deep pool behind beaver dam of branches.

Beavers’ impact on phosphates is unclear, with just as many studies finding phosphorus concentrations increasing downstream of beaver dams as those finding a decrease or no change. But beavers seem especially skilled at removing nitrate: a welcome skill, since high concentrations of nitrates in drinking water could endanger infant health .

Recovering diversity

All that water storage means beavers create a wonderful mosaic of still-, slow- and fast-moving watery habitats. In particular, they increase the biodiversity of river valleys, for example helping macro-invertebrates like worms and snails – key to healthy food chains – to thrive.

Beavers’ departure can leave anything from fens or peatlands to wet floodplain forests to drier grassland meadows developing in their wake. This gives beavers an important role in rewilding efforts.

A tree gnawed by beavers

But nuance is key here. Evidence of beaver dam impacts on fish populations and river valley vegetation, for example, is very mixed. Because they are such great agents of disturbance , beavers promote plants that germinate quickly, like woody shrubs and grasses.

While this can reduce forest cover and help some invasive plants, given time it can also help create valleys with a far richer mosaic of plant life. So although beaver presence is likely to bring benefits, more research is needed to get clearer on precisely how beavers change ecosystems.

Net zero carbon

Beavers are great at trapping carbon by storing organic matter like plant detritus in slow-flowing ponds. However, this also means beaver ponds can be sources of greenhouse gases , like CO₂ and methane, that contribute to the greenhouse effect. This led one author to wonder “whether the beaver is aware the greenhouse effect will reduce demand for fur coats”.

Can beavers still be helpful in achieving net zero carbon ? The short-term answer is probably yes, since more carbon seems to be trapped than released by beaver activities.

A beaver dam constructed from maize in a river next to field of crops

However, long-term outcomes are less clear, since the amount of carbon that beavers keep in the ground depends on how willing they are to hang around in a river valley – and how willing we are to let them. A clearer understanding of where beavers fit within the carbon cycle of river systems is needed if we are to make best use of their carbon capture skills.

Beavers are reentering landscapes under human dominance, the same thing that originally drove them from vast swathes of European river systems.

In the UK, this means they’ll lack natural predators and may be in competition with cows and sheep for food: possibly resulting in unsteady wild population trajectories.

Although good data on long-term beaver activity is available from Sweden, Norway and Switzerland, our different climate and landscapes mean it’s hard to make a straightforward comparison.

Beavers’ use in rewilding can be incredibly cost-effective, as dam construction and the biodiversity benefits that flow from it is done largely for free. But we need to be tolerant of uncertainty in where and when they choose to do their work.

Working with wild animals – who probably don’t share our priorities – is always an unpredictable process. The expansion of beavers into the wild has a bright future so long as we can manage expectations of people who own and use beaver-inhabited land.

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Welcome to Devon Beaver & Wildlife Tours!

We specialise in high quality evening walks to see beavers and full day tours to watch other wildlife around East Devon. Our team is based in the beautiful coastal town of Budleigh Salterton near the river Otter, in the heart of beaver country! Our lead guide, Chris Townend, has been studying the beaver population on his patch since 2014 and he brings great experience from running his own successful worldwide wildlife watching company, Wise Birding Holidays. We hope to see you soon!

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We are very pleased to have teamed up with Mark Elliott . Mark was, until very recently, the Devon Beaver Project lead for the Devon Wildlife Trust. He will be offering  beaver wetland tours. These are available now to see the most established beaver-created wetland in the West Country. More details  HERE

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Years of dedicated field experience watching beavers.

We have been studying our local beaver population since 2014 and live right in the heart of beaver country. Therefore we truly understand the animals’ habits and always have the most up to date news on the beavers’ activity.

We are out looking for beavers every day in Summer

The beavers are so close to home that we can invest numerous hours in the field and we are very good at finding tracks and signs. This dedication often leads to us finding beaver lodges. If these are in suitable areas for viewing, this gives you the best chance to watch beavers.

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We take a minimum of two or three (dependent on tour) and a maximum of six people.

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The River Otter near Budleigh Salterton is now well known as the “honeypot” site to see beavers and as a result, it can become a little crowded. Our in depth knowledge of the area allows us to take you to less known sites, whenever possible, and so gives you a better experience. We sometimes offer exclusive sites outside of the immediate Budleigh area to see beavers.

We know the best places to see other wildlife too

Aside from watching beavers, we are so passionate about our local wildlife that we know exactly where to find numerous exciting species on our “local patch” in East Devon, from birds to mammals, to insects and plants. We can also put you in touch with other local guides elsewhere in Devon – See our Tailor Made Wildlife Days

Don’t take our word for it – See what our clients say about our trips to see beavers in Devon on our client testimonials page.

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We believe the more we can promote beaver tourism, the more we are safeguarding the future of beavers in this region. Our tours help the landowners we work closely with at our exclusive sites in a number of ways. We do this by volunteering our time to carry out wildlife surveys on their land, helping promote accommodation for wildlife tourism or sometimes donating small amounts of money to benefit beavers. Plus we always visit local cafes and recommend local guesthouses whose owners promote beavers.

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The Devon Wildlife Trust have been instrumental in the re-introduction of beavers into Devon so we like to support them in a number of ways when we can. By making donations to the beaver project, assisting them with beaver fieldwork during the winter months and simply encouraging others to support their work too. You can find out more on the link above.

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Since 2021 we are proud to have raised almost £2,000 for our beaver related funds. Part of this amount (£400) was donated to the landowners at one of our private sites in West Devon to help them create a wildflower meadow to encourage insects and benefit other wildlife on their land. The remaining £1,500+ remains safe in our Beaver Fund and will be used to help future beaver projects in the South West with Devon Wildlife Trust.

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    About. See all. 78 High Street IV36 1PQ Forres, UK. Independent Travel Agent based in Forres and Elgin, North of Scotland. Providing a professional, independent and friendly service for over 30 years the company operates in Forres and Elgin. The Business Travel Centre is b …. See more.

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    Beaver Travel | 75 followers on LinkedIn. Providing luxury travel and holidays since 1962. For help or advice, call one of our experts on 01923 289 100 | Established in 1962, Beaver Travel is an ...

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    UK's leading specialists for Luxury Multi Centre Holidays. Offers tours to South America, India, Israel. Beaver Travel offers individually hand made holidays, family holidays, singles holidays or corporate travel solutions for more than 50 years. Destinations : Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 7LA. Phone : 01923 289 100 (Main Reservations), 01923 ...

  8. About Us

    Established in 1962, Beaver Travel is an independent, privately owned luxury holiday provider. We've been finalists in the Travel Achievement Awards for the last ten years. In fact we've been winning travel provider awards for the last 50 years. That's no coincidence - neither is our reputation as one of the UK's premier luxury multi ...

  9. Guide to Britain's beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to

    Guide to Britain's beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to see - Countryfile.com. Our guide looks at the history oF Britain's beavers, their reintroduction and best places to see them.

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  11. Beavers are back: here's what this might mean for the UK's wild spaces

    Published: September 9, 2021 10:27am EDT. The Eurasian beaver, once a common sight across Europe, had disappeared almost entirely by the end of the 16th century thanks to hunting and river ...

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    Beavers are Britain's largest rodent, the group of mammals that includes rats, mice, and voles. They live in freshwater habitats, like rivers and streams, and prefer areas surrounded by wetland plants, trees and woodland. They are rather slow on land but excellent swimmers, so they feel safest when they're close to deep water (around 70cm ...

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    Beavers are the second-largest living rodent. They are herbivores, eating aquatic plants, grasses, herbaceous plants and shrubs in the summer months and woody plants in the winter. They will often store food underwater so they can access it if the water freezes over in the winter. They can remain underwater for up to 15 minutes.

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    Welcome to Devon Beaver & Wildlife Tours! We specialise in high quality evening walks to see beavers and full day tours to watch other wildlife around East Devon. Our team is based in the beautiful coastal town of Budleigh Salterton near the river Otter, in the heart of beaver country! Our lead guide, Chris Townend, has been studying the beaver ...

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    Beavers once shaped Britain's waterways, creating thriving wetlands and complex river systems brimming with invertebrates, amphibians, birds and fish before they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Beavers are a keystone species, referred to as 'ecosystems engineers'. As we look to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergencies ...

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