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Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Beaver feasibility survey
Survey now live! Let us know your thoughts on reintroducing wild beavers to Gloucestershire...
Position statement on Cannop Ponds
GWT position statement on Cannop Ponds
Beavers
A landing page to find out more after the beaver feasibility survey.
Free the beaver! A new vision for beavers in England and Wales
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild
Government announces wild beaver reintroductions are to be allowed
The UK government has announced a new policy and licensing system for beaver reintroductions, aiming to restore this native species and its environmental benefits. GWT is conducting a study to…
Conservation grazing in the Forest of Dean
Conservation grazing aims to benefit wildlife in the Forest by enhancing areas of open habitat using a variety of livestock.
Thank you for donating to our Project Beaver appeal
Thank you for donating to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's Project Beaver.
Forest bug
The shoulders of the Forest bug are distinctive - they are square-cut, almost rounded, unlike the other 'spiked' shield bugs. This bug can be found in woodlands, feeding on the sap of…
GWT welcomes the UK government’s approval of licensed wild beaver reintroductions and recognition of existing wild populations
GWT congratulates the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of wild beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in several parts of…
Caledonian forest
Caledonian forest forms an integral part of some of our wildest landscapes - extensive pine forests merge with heathlands, wetlands and montane habitats and create areas large enough for wildcat,…