Conservation Communities Project
The Conservation Communities project worked in 11 parishes between Great Torrington and Hatherleigh, from 2020 until the end of 2022, to record as much about the natural environment as possible.
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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!
Beaver videos
Best videos of beavers on the River Otter and at DWT's Enclosed Beaver Project site, along with videos showing the benefits for wildlife and people of the return of the Eurasian beaver to England.
Beaver Believers appeal
Donations to the Beaver Believers appeal will support DWT's beaver conservation work in the three major Devon rivers where beavers are currently found: the Otter, the Tamar and the Taw. With your support we can ensure more local communities can learn to live alongside beavers again, explaining the benefits beavers bring while finding solutions to any conflicts between beaver and human use of the landscape. Donations will also support introductions of further beavers from Scotland, to boost the genetic diversity of the Devon populations, and efforts to encourage beavers to settle in the streams where their activity will have the greatest benefits to water quality, flood and drought mitigation.
Conservation Communities Biodiversity Audits
Updated biodiversity audits were produced for the 11 parishes that were covered by the Conservation Communities project from 2020 until the end of 2022.
Beavers
DWT has led beaver conservation projects in Devon for more than a decade. Learn about this work, where to see beavers in Devon, how we can help landowners where beavers are present and how we're working to secure the future of beavers in the wild.
River Otter Beaver Trial
Discover the story of Devon’s first licensed beaver re-introduction & monitoring project, on the River Otter.
Free the beaver! New vision for beavers in England and Wales shows how
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild.
River Otter Beaver Trial news
On Valentines Day 2020, while couples across the country were celebrating the passing of another year together, something momentous quietly happened in east Devon. The five year River Otter…
Beavers in enclosures
Since 2011, DWT has run an Enclosed Beaver Project in western Devon. Find out how the beavers have changed the site and improved it for wildlife.
Hello Team Wilder: The story of Beer Mill Farm Conservation Project
Elaine and Richard Green bought Beer Mill Farm in 1998 and have spent the last 25 years turning it into a wildlife haven. Read their story here...
2025 Beaver appeal thank you
Thank you for making a donation to help Devon Wildlife Trust secure the future of Devon’s beavers.
We know beavers are an important part in the fight against the dual pressures of climate change and nature loss. Your donation today will make a difference and help us to create a nature rich environment - thank you.
We know beavers are an important part in the fight against the dual pressures of climate change and nature loss. Your donation today will make a difference and help us to create a nature rich environment - thank you.