Only lying about an hour North of Otterton, one of the places that the Devon beavers have started to call home, Exmoor national park authorities have reintroduced a few beavers-translocated from the population in Scotland. Having already created a dam and a wonderful instant wetland, it would appear that they are feeling right at home.
Having already created Wetlands by for me their dam, whole is not a large structure it seems to be doing a good job. There has already been there significant increase in biodiversity of the site, with a significant increase in amphibians and invertebrates and one visitor even spotting a kingfisher.
These beavers are not living fully wild, having been released into a 2.7 acre enclosure. We should only hope that this is a first step, and that the Exmoor national park authorities, allow the beavers to spread naturally and therefore have an even greater benefit on the park.
