Baseline Survey
Due to the success of our breeding beavers this year we thought it only fair to give them a little more space. We are creating a new pen for them, it will be approximately 1ha in size and will give the occupants access to willow, a pond, streams, bog and thick vegetation. Alicia, the Welsh Beaver Project Officer from the Wildlife Trusts introduced us to some keen biology students who have taken on the task of performing a baseline study of flora and fauna in the new pen and will be monitoring it to observe the successional changes as the beavers make themselves at home. Already a few species of which we were unaware have popped up. As soon as they have the data collated we will update our species list.

Crambus Perlella – Photo: Alexander Bell

Kick Sampling in the pond. Photo: Alexander Bell

Emperor Dragonfly – Photo: Alexander Bell
Fencing work has now started on the site and we hope to get a beaver family moved in for October while there is still time for them to build their winter food cache.
Drew