Beavers have been 'busy' in Worcestershire forest

They arrived in the enclosure back in April

Author: Elliot BurrowPublished 7th Sep 2024

Natural England say the beavers that were re-introduced into Worcestershire earlier this year have been having a positive impact on the wildlife.

The mammals were brought back to the Wyre Forest in April to a five hectare enclosure, with six of them in total, two adults and four kits making up the group.

Tom Simpson from Natural England is the manager of team who keeps an eye on the reserve, and he says it's been great seeing the changes they've made.

"In the last two months the amount of activity has stepped up massively," he said.

"They've created numerous dams, the largest one being sort of four foot tall by about seven foot wide.

"It's absolutely fascinating, we do try and spend as much time down there as we can, and every time you go down you just notice the difference.

"The great thing about the trail cameras we have out is they pick up all the other wildlife that is now using the site, so we've got pictures of herons standing on the dams, we've got numerous mice and voles all using the dams to cross over the stream."

In England, only enclosed projects are permitted for beavers to be allowed in the wild.

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.