Wildfire Statement
Image by Dave Maric Scotland’s wildfire season last year was the most severe that has been recorded – with 241 wildfire incidents recorded in 2025 by The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Fast forward to the 15th of...
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Patrick Stirling-Aird
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...
Read MoreLiving with your beavers
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,...
Read MoreResponse to Recent Comments Made by John Swinney on Beavers
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...
Read MoreScotland’s Creatures Need Natural Features
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...
Read MoreEddie Palmer Scottish Badgers
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...
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Blame Climate, Not Castor
“Take beavers as an example. Touted as the answer to flooding and a host of other benefits....
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2023 Beaver Management Report: What We’re Thinking
Earlier in the week NatureScot published its 2023 beaver management report showing 77 beavers had...
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HELP: We need you to write to your MSP’s
As you may know, beavers are still being shot in numbers on Tayside farms and some of them are...
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2022 Beaver Management Report: What We’re Thinking
The 2022 Beaver Management Report arrived last week, and there are some mixed feelings. The...
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2022: How Far we’ve come
2022 is a year of celebration for the Scottish Wild Beaver Group and Scottish beavers alike, so...
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Beaver Tourism – From Strength to Strength: Danièle Muir
Not a bad office (Photo by F Cochrane) The following blog by our wonderful guest Danièle Muir from...
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