Purposeful Adventure: Eager Beavers

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Pete and Rosie rides over hills and crawl through undergrowth in search of Scotland’s thriving beaver population. Words & Photography Pete Scullion This Purposeful Adventure idea came about via the whirlwind of excitement and flappy hands that is Rosemary Anne Holdsworth. Rosie has been a peeper and advocate for critters long before Trash Free Trails was even a concept, and few embody ‘nature connection’ better than my good pal Rosie. Nature connection is a massive part of the TFT philosophy and a part of bringing people into the headspace whereby they feel connected to, and protective of their wild spaces. ...

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  • Purposeful Adventure: Eager Beavers
  • matt_outandabout
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    I am loving seeing more and more evidence of the beasties around a lot of Scotland.

    They have been there for around 14 years after an escape from a private pen, and slowly spreading around the Tay drainage basin, now working their way around the Forth. Of course there are more in Argyll, and I have been told by two people now that they think the first ones have made it over the watershed to mix populations.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/2kT2cgc]Beaver activity[/url] by Matt, on Flickr

    Posted 3 months ago
    StirlingCrispin
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    now working their way around the Forth.

    They have been on the tidal Forth for years as evidenced by chewed logs etc

    Neighbour spotted one the other night but I’ve not been so lucky.

    Posted 3 months ago
    matt_outandabout
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    I am now wondering if they can get over Drumochter…

    Posted 3 months ago
    ratherbeintobago
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    I have been told by two people now that they think the first ones have made it over the watershed to mix populations.

    That’s good news. Apparently there’s one/more wild in Wales too, though the people that found it are keeping quiet on location as officially there aren’t any.

    Posted 3 months ago
    Houns
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    I ❤️🦫

    Posted 3 months ago
    oldtennisshoes
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     escape from a private pen 🧐

    More like liberally distributed out the back of the transit by the guy from Alyth that bred them.

    (Not that I’m saying it was a bad idea, because it wasn’t – just made a bit of a mockery of SNH’s trial in Knapdale)

    Posted 3 months ago
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