Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is an environmental NGO in England that aims to create a thriving world where wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing climate and ecological emergencies. They also aim to inspire others to get involved in nature’s recovery. 

Beaver activity creates diverse and dynamic wetlands, helping to connect floodplains with their watercourses, which contributes to protecting against both drought and flooding. In turn, these wetlands can bring enormous benefits, including habitats and food, to other species. However, beavers have been hunted to extinction in the UK. 

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is undertaking a six-year project to introduce beavers back into the wild, consisting of a licencing phase, to comply with the legal processes associated with a wild release, and a reintroduction phase, consisting of bringing back beavers to multiple locations across Cheshire.  This is an exciting project which has the potential to restore wetlands across the county, 90% of which have been lost in the last 100 years. This isn’t just about reintroducing a species – it’s about reintroducing an entire ecosystem that’s been lost.