Ecotalk reintroduce beavers to East Sussex after a 400-year absence
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We’ve got amazing news from Ecotalk this spring with the release of a family of (extremely cute!) beavers into Bowyers Wood, East Sussex.
Chris Packham, Ecotalk’s Chief Ecologist, was there to help the beavers get settled in. He said: “I just can’t remember when I was last so excited about meeting a rodent! Big, fantastic rodents! […] What a fantastic day for Bowyers. And massive thanks to all our Ecotalk customers for making this possible.”
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Beavers are back in Bowyers
Bowyers Wood is an ancient woodland in East Sussex believed to date back to before the Bronze age and could well have been a home for beavers before they became extinct in Britain. Prior to Ecotalk taking over the land, it was a managed plantation with almost zero species diversity.
Bowyers Wood is now transitioning back towards a more natural state, thanks to the help of Ecotalk customers and the beaver family, who were gently relocated from an infrastructure development site in Scotland. Often described as “nature’s engineers”, beavers are famed for their ability to restore wetlands, improve biodiversity and enhance climate resilience through natural water management.
It’s all part of a wider rewilding initiative led by Ecotalk and the Green Britain Foundation, working in collaboration with the Beaver Trust.
Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity and Ecotalk said: “Releasing a family of these amazing animals into our nature reserve in Sussex is a big moment and small step all at the same time. Beavers don’t just live in nature, they build it - around themselves - creating incredible habitats for all manner of other, creatures - of land, water and air.
“Beavers are the Swiss Army knife of re wilding - they create amazing habitats that will help us restore Britain’s wildlife, they help prevent flooding and their work reduces carbon emissions - helping us towards net zero.”
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