Exploring Scotland's Best Beaver Habitat

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[@blue2mato312]

Good to see a bit of natural habitat in Britain! I don’t remember if I have said this before here, but I’m Norwegian and our beaver conservation story is really remarkable. From one man (landowner) over 150 years ago conserving them when it was almost extinct everywhere to exporting beavers from the turn of the century (early 1900’s) to be released all over Europe. We had one of 4 European remnant populations. We are still sending out beavers directly and the others you have from other pockets of European beavers are crossed with the Norwegian ancestors. Go little relatives 💕

[@zqani]

Guys in a nutshell

[@OakKnobFarm]

I have a family of beavers building a pond in my back yard, and in general, I'm very glad to have them. At first they were flooding the entire width of our lot, effectively blocking me from about 2 acres of our land. So I built a fence across the stream to encourage them to build a dam at a particular spot (that leaves our dirt road unflooded), and now we're living together peacefully. they've flooded at least 5 acres now, and are really transforming the area. It's fun to check in and watch their progress

[@axelwalter4046]

Recently, I saw bever (traces) in the south of the Netherlands and a lady walking her dog there told me she had seen them, and she was just so enthusiastic about it (rightly so). Yes, they need space, they cut trees, they flood, but the transformed landscape I saw was brilliant with so much (new) wildlife in it.

[@markg3025]

Rob it is a gift to be a lifelong student of nature. Never stop learning and passing along your knowledge and wonder.

[@MaurieDeaton]

Being a Canadian, beavers hold a very special place in our collective hearts. They are amazing and I love that “CRACK” you hear when you get too close to them, usually unknowingly. They smack their big, flat tails on the water as a warning to the family and to us. Cashew my friend!

[@Pobotrol]

I love the idea of beavers doing their own bit of rewilding, to flood a bit more natural land to preserve it. Cashew!

[@kelvinfaulkner3183]

Cashew. Love that Scotland (where I live) has so many beavers now. I'm a Kiwi who has lived in Scotland for nearly 26 years now, and am in awe of the cultural history of the country. Now I'm so happy that the natural history is being restored; just want to see the lynx, wolves, bears maybe to come back to. Keep up the good work.

[@TwoGardensHomestead]

Cashew! Sorry, terrible cold!! Sorry. Fantastic work you are doing, would really love to see the reintroduction of beavers as part of a national rewilding plan

[@thekraken1173]

Wetlands are really cool ecosystems. Rich and beautifull.

[@falcolf]

Cashew! I live in BC where there are beavers everywhere and it fills my heart with joy, even if occasionally they steal a tree or two from us.❤

[@Ghost-Mama]

Cashew’s… always Cashew’s. Thank you 🙏🏻 Rob 💙🤍 for sharing some of 💙🤍 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 with us again today! You have a Beautiful motherland 💙🤍!! I appreciate how respectful that you are to her!! 💙🤍

[@jvp139]

I saw a beaver this year on the edge of Tartu, Estonia's second city. They were basically wiped out and now I believe there are nearly 20,000 in a country around the size of Wales. Found some amazing habitat like this, lesser spotted woodpeckers, pied and spotted flycatcher and wood warblers enjoying the habitat they made.

[@claire2088]

this was such a beautiful video, so calming. It would be lovely to allow beavers to reclaim a bit more of the UK. I've also heard a lot about how they're really helpful in dry drought/fire prone areas too- by storing the water they create an eco system, and protect the area around! I t6hink they'll be even more useful outside the UK 😂

[@Festus171]

Cashew! What an excellent presentation! I was born and raised on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. Oddly enough, it wasn't named for an abundance of beaver, but for its shape apparently. Regardless, it has a great deal of beaver managed wetlands. Additionally, some of the uninhabited islands in the archipelago also boast beaver who manage vast natural habitats. I've been blessed with many opportunities to see these amazing creatures in action in the wild. They certainly do a much better job of land management than we humans.

[@jona.scholt4362]

Anytime I see video in my feed on beavers reclaiming wetlands, especially those in the American West, I always watch. It's just amazing what these little creatures can do and how quickly they revive an area. They're a great example of a keystone species. Their engineering and construction skills never cease to amaze.

[@johnwainwright1553]

Cashew from Kazakhstan. I joined Mossy Earth recently and am happy for it.

[@elliotlane3225]

Cashew. Great video, look forward to seeing what Mossy Earth get up to on their video. Hopefully beaver reintroductions will keep happening now across the UK and we can see their impact on the landscape more.

[@JorenVaes]

Hiking through land that has clear signs of beaver activity is amazing. Beavers also leave such obvious signs - other mammals, even big ones like deer, foxes, etc can be harder to spot, but it's hard to miss a beaver dam or trees that have been felled by busy beavers. There is something about the fact that you can tell the habitat changing from one week to the next that really is magical.

[@IbexWatcher]

Cashew! I was a student in Connecticut, where beavers have successfully returned after long absence. Their impact on the river off campus is incredible: They've created a whole marsh-meadow, where we've found a diverse array of invertebrates, reptiles, and small mammals living among the water and the regenerating alder. I hope they continue to return to their habitat across Europe and North America!!