Education is at the heart of everything we do at the Scottish Wild Beaver Group. Our blogs look to deliver an insight into Scottish beavers; what’s going on, what we can do and what could be! Why not take a look at one of our many beaver blogs below.
Patrick, along with his wife Sue, was an early supporter of Scottish Wild Beaver Group and helped to guide us through our strategy in dealing with legal and policy matters in the first years of our campaign. While Sue was a much valued Trustee, Patrick was often at...
The sight of a beaver gliding down our rivers and waterways after an absence of at least 400 years is a source of delight and hope to many people, but some farmers may have mixed feelings about their return. After all, the last time beavers swam our waterways...
13th February 2025Dear Mr Swinney, In relation to your statement regarding lynx reported in the BBC News, we note thefollowing statement: "John Swinney said there needed to be a "considered discussion" around reintroducingspecies, pointing out that the beaver...
Author Sophie Ramsay The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024: The Agriculture and Rural Communities Act has now passed through the Scottish Parliament. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/11 . However, it is ‘framework legislation,’ meaning there...
The Scottish Wild Beaver Group are very sorry to hear of the death of Eddie Palmer. Eddie and Ellie were a long-standing supporters and members of SWBG, present at its inaugural meeting, and they have continued to be key advisors to us throughout SWBGs existence....
"Take beavers as an example. Touted as the answer to flooding and a host of other benefits. Are they? Ask the farmers who lost seven figure sums to beaver damage to embankments last winter." - NFU Scotland's Vice President, Alasdair Macnab, speech at NS reception at...
Earlier in the week NatureScot published its 2023 beaver management report showing 77 beavers had been trapped and translocated to sites across Scotland and England, 8 beaver had been lethally controlled and 122 dams were removed. We congratulate all those involved...
As you may know, beavers are still being shot in numbers on Tayside farms and some of them are being wounded rather than killed. This was highlighted when Fig the beaver was rescued by the SSPCA after being shot in the face and having his teeth smashed. Luckily Fig,...
The 2022 Beaver Management Report arrived last week, and there are some mixed feelings. The report, as published by NatureScot, found 63 beavers were shot under license in 2022. While we broadly welcome Nature Scot’s report and their mitigation team deserve credit...
2022 is a year of celebration for the Scottish Wild Beaver Group and Scottish beavers alike, so it's time for a quick recap of our journey thus far. 2022 AGM Chair Report In 2010 we started our campaigning efforts in response to the Scottish Government’s then...
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