Beaver Project Officer
The Beaver Project Officer role is an exciting opportunity to lead on the delivery of the wild release licence, ensuring successful implementation over its 10-year term and helping to facilitate…
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Beavers
Cornwall Wildlife Trust want to see beavers back in Cornish rivers, where we know habitat is suitable.
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!
Round-leaved fluellen
A 'weed' of cultivated and disturbed ground, Round-leaved fluellen is a trailing plant with round leaves and yellow flowers that appear over summer.
Free the beaver! A new vision for beavers in England and Wales
The Wildlife Trusts publish 'A vision for the return of beavers to England and Wales', making the case for bringing back this keystone species to rivers in the two countries.
Beavers in the Wild
Beavers are now legally protected in England. This means you need a licence to disturb or remove them, or any associated dams or lodges. It also means that in England you cannot release beavers into the wild without a licence.
Round-leaved sundew
The carnivorous lifestyle of the round-leaved sundew makes this heathland plant a fascinating species. The round leaves have sticky, 'dew'-covered tendrils that tempt in unsuspecting…
Cleavers
Familiar as the bristly plant that easily hooks on to our clothing as we walk through the countryside or do the gardening, cleavers uses its hooks to help it climb and to disperse its seeds.
Beavers breeding in Cornwall!
Cornwall Beaver Project announced some fantastic news last week with the arrival of at least two kits (juvenile beavers) at the 5 acre fenced site at Woodland Valley Farm in Ladock near Truro.…
Broad-leaved helleborine
A tall orchid of woodland and scrub, the broad-leaved helleborine has greenish, purple-tinged flowers that look a little 'drooping'. Strongly veined, oval leaves spiral around its stem…
Cornwall Beaver Project
After being hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago The Cornwall Beaver Project brought beavers back to Cornwall in summer 2017 thanks to the public who supported our crowdfunder campaign. The project is a partnership between Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Woodland Valley farm and the University of Exeter.
Watch Now: Beaver tales webinar
Catch up on beaver tales. A webinar to learn all about our plans to release beavers into the wild in Cornwall.