“Beaver-modified riverscapes are resistant to megafire-scale disturbance,” the authors wrote. “This resilience is directly attributable to beaver dam- and canal-building activity.”

Fascinating insight into the fire-fighting ability of beavers in Colorado.
coloradosun.com/2024/04/19/fig…

You have to jump through endless hoops & stump up significant funds to “reintroduce” Beavers, a native, protected species behind a Fort Knox fence. A free for all to churn out millions of non native omnivorous birds in our countryside for sport! Go figure! birdguides.com/articles/other…

Excited to share that Beaver Trust will be on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday at 7.54am for this week's Radio 4 Appeal with the wonderful Megan McCubbin sharing more about beavers and our work to restore them to our landscapes. If 7.54 is too early you can tune in at 9.25pm instead !😉

🍂 🦫 Fun day yesterday showing garden design experts the beaver wetlands and considering ways to add a bit of dynamic wildness to their projects. 📸Tracy Rich Beaver Trust Sandra King Eva Bishop 🌎 Elliot McCandless James Nairne #beaver #beaver s #rewilding Peter Cairns

More v exciting news from Beaver Trust #habitatrestoration #nature #freshwaterhabitats #keystonespecies Argaty Red Kites WildlifeKate Brigit Strawbridge

🦫 First time watching the beavers since September
🦫 Still a bit dark for a decent tour but lovely to be together again… we’ve missed you old friends! 🦫 💕 🦫Beaver Trust BBC Springwatch James Nairne Kirsten Elliot McCandless Skye and Frisa Derek Gow Ben Goldsmith

Beautiful red squirrel portrait captured by Opposite View Wildlife Photography 🐿️ 💕 🐿️ @thephotohour @scotsquirrels UK Squirrel Accord Save our Red Squirrels Scottish Sisters Photography #redsquirrel #redsquirrel s #TwitterNatureCommunity #WednesdayMotivation #wednesdaymorning

Good morning #Stirling : here's to a beautiful day!

Good morning . Wild Justice has won an important case against Defra UK . Under Thérèse Coffey 27 unlawful game bird release licenses were signed off against Natural England advice , many by Richard Benyon under the influence of The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust . More here

Save the date... 📅

From 18-25 April, we have an incredible opportunity to boost campaign action towards becoming a #RewildingNation ...

Any support you give during that time will be doubled! Will you help us lead the way to a wilder future for nature, climate and people? 💚

Celebrating 12 months of Dundreggan Rewilding Centre!

Thanks to everyone who supported the Rewilding Centre in its first year - including all 29,000 of you who visited 💚

Long may Dundreggan be a place of hope, renewal and happy people!

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What a vile creature advocating Trump and Farage. Thank goodness the BBC treated her fantastical view of the mini premiership she oversaw with amusingly sarcastic disdain.

Double your support 🌱🌱 From 18-25 April, we've an amazing chance to boost this campaign with The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, urging the Scottish Government to declare Scotland the world’s first #Rewilding Nation.

Let's help Scotland pave the way to a wilder future.
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Beautiful blue skies here today made for an amazing day of red kite watching. James Thompson got this wonderful shot from the Photo Hide. The bird is calling other kites in, getting safety in numbers before coming for the food. #ThePhotoHour BBC Springwatch BBC Countryfile

Popped in to Argaty Red Kites today and apart from the lovely kites themselves, spotted a brambling! A definite case of 'one of these chaffinches is not like the others...' Also lovely tree sparrows and red squirrel 😍 #birds #BirdTwitter

Reviled by the farmer-protesters more than anyone else are the growing numbers of farmers who *are* innovating in the direction of regenerative farming, more diverse income streams and wilder landscapes. A lot of these find themselves abused and ostracised by their peers. That’s

Aaahhh, we’re on the 📺 tonight!
Episode 2 of Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker screens at 8pm on Channel 4

It features a certain Beaver reintroduction project that you might know.

Catch it at the link 👇

channel4.com/programmes/our…

This Thursday 18th April I’m heading to the amazing Legends Coffee House in Stirling to give a guest lecture on my book A Sky Full of Kites.

Tickets at the link below. Hope you can make it.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/argaty-red-k… Stirling Scottish Book Festivals Network Scottish Books International birlinnbooks

We are delighted to be part of the successful South Esk Catchment NRF bid. We hope to start the work later this year on amongst other things, 35ha of wetland creation. We hope to add many miles of hedgerow/ riparian tree to this in future years.

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Restoring native woodland in landscapes grazed by cattle & deer can be challenging without the use of fencing. Across the #Northwoods Rewilding Network, we’re using seed islands – small enclosures protecting species such as aspen – to promote growth before the fence is removed.