The Beaver Trust

The Beaver Trust is a UK charity, established in 2019, dedicated to nature restoration through the reintroduction of beavers. The organisation delivers practical solutions to help people live alongside beavers and advocates for policies that restore ecosystems and build climate resilience. 

Beavers were driven to extinction in Britain in the 16th century but have been gradually reintroduced since the early 2000’s. Often described as nature’s engineers, beavers’ dam building creates wetland habitats that support countless other species. These wetlands also help manage floods, retain water during droughts, and improve water quality by naturally filtering it. 

This grant will support two key areas of the Beaver Trust’s work: releasing beavers at new sites and equipping the team with the tools and resources needed for mitigation and trapping efforts.