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England is finally protecting the beavers that could save our failing rivers – if they’re permitted to be released into the wild, says author and wildlife ambassador Sophie Pavelle

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<strong>Editorial:</strong> The successful reintroduction of these charismatic, industrious rodents proves that restoring ecosystems is possible

Drone footage shows how the beavers have kept an area of wetland in the Devon countryside green and hydrated, compared to the dried up fields surrounding it.

Visitors to the area of the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) can now have a virtual conversation to find out more about what is happening with the scheme.

Some of Devon’s rarest plants are to be moved to new sites in the county as work continues on the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP).

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has reopened the grenade range at Colaton Raleigh Common on the Pebblebed Heaths

UK to release beavers in London as part of urban rewilding They used to be native but they were hunted down. Now, Britain wants them back. A A Reset The rodents will be brought to a site in Tottenham in north London. While most of the area is built-up, there are still places suitable for beavers, including a large marshland that urban planners and biologists hope the critters will find desirable. The project is being carried out by Citizen Zoo, a rewilding group that seeks to...

Natural England announces new National Nature Reserve for East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Natural England, in collaboration with Clinton Devon Estates, has announced today (Thursday 13 May), a new National Nature Reserve (NNR) for the vitally important East Devon Pebblebed Heaths near Exeter. From: The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Photo: Jake Newman, Rekord Media East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, stretching between the village of Woodbury towards Budleigh Salterton on the Jurassic Coast, is ...

The Lower Otter Estuary in Budleigh Salterton. Picture: PACCo Vegetation and tree clearance work at a project that will return a Devon estuary and floodplain to a more natural condition has been postponed after campaigners were left furious over the impact it would have on nesting birds. Wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham led the campaign after highlighting the issue in a video on Twitter that has been viewed over 35,000 times. The project, that was set to begin on Tuesday, would have se...