• Harnessing what beavers can offer British farms

  • Nov 28 2024
  • Length: 39 mins
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Harnessing what beavers can offer British farms

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  • Neil visits a Somerset farm in which a colony of beavers have made their home. Joining him is JAN STANNARD who’s Heal Rewilding charity owns the farm, and EVA BISHOP from The Beaver Trust. In this episode the three of them talk about the evolving relationship between this ‘keystone’ species and farming practices.


    Listen and you’ll hear: the concerns some farmers have about beavers (2m50s); how beavers lead to increased biodiversity (6m19s); the positive role beavers play in water management (11m45s); techniques for managing the impact beavers have on farms (17m37s); conservation as a way to diversify farm income (20m52s); what farmers should do if they’d like beavers on their land (27m02s); the role of the Beaver Trust in facilitating this (31m42s).


    Learn more about Heal Rewilding on their website

    Learn more about The Beaver Trust on their website

    This podcast is produced by jakelloyd.co.uk

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