Beavers in Hampshire
How seeing beavers making a comeback is giving us hope for a wilder future
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Local Area Volunteer event: Beavers are back on the Meon!
Join us as Oliver and William Atkinson update us about their new rodent residents at Meonside Farm.
Our thoughts on DEFRA’s Beaver Consultation
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust welcomes the Government’s decision to extend native species protected status to beavers, and agrees with the proposals outlined in the consultation to…
Wilder Events
Get involved in our campaign for a Wilder future for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by coming to one of our events
Benefits of Beavers
Beaver Benefactions: we look at the ecological advantages of nature's engineers.
Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Historic day for beavers in England
Beavers granted legal protection in England as new legislation comes into effect that recognises the mammal as a native protected species
Thank you events
Our way of saying thank you for your support
Beavers are back, but their future is not secure. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for a Beaver Strategy for England.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust would love to see beavers playing their part in creating a wilder future for our two counties and we are actively looking into the possibility of…
New vision for beavers in England and Wales
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild
Today, The Wildlife Trusts publish A vision for the return of beavers to England and Wales making the case…
A new era for beavers
A quiet wildlife renaissance is happening, spearheaded by an animal that once defined the entire function of our wetlands and waterways. Hunted to extinction for its pelt in the 16th century we…
How beavers improve wetlands and reduce flooding
This World Wetlands Day on February 2, Izzie Tween – beaver recovery officer at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust – celebrates the role beavers can play in reducing flood risk, boosting…