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Beaver Enclosure Tours
Venture inside our beaver enclosure with a guide in search of signs of beaver activity and discover how they’re transforming the habitat.
Idle Valley Nature Reserve is the home of Nottinghamshire's only beavers!
Beavers are slowly being reintroduced to the UK in a number of different locations. They're known as keystone species and ecosystem engineers, famous for their ability to transform landscapes, boost biodiversity, alleviate flooding, and capture carbon.
At around 60 hectares, our beaver enclosure is the largest in the UK with space for not just a couple of beavers but up to 18 - that's 3 families of 6 in three separate territories!
Join us for an exclusive two-hour guided tour inside the enclosure. Venturing through the beaver’s tangled wetland world, you’ll see clear signs of their activity such as tree felling, damming, lodge building, debarking and digging. You’ll also spot some of the other wildlife benefiting from their efforts.
Your guide will share with you a brief history of beavers in the UK and their fascinating biology and behaviour as well as how and why they were reintroduced to Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
Beavers are rarely active during the daytime so the aim of this event will not be to see the beavers themselves but to discover the signs they leave behind and why they're here at Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
Our beaver enclosure is approximately 3 miles from the Visitor Centre at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, so the group will not be meeting there. Instead, please meet us in the car park on Chainbridge Lane just before the start of the tour.
Google Maps coordinates: 53°21'51.7N 0°56'33.0W
What3Words address: ///months.postings.mingles
Please see website to book and for further information.
Idle Valley Nature Reserve is the home of Nottinghamshire's only beavers!
Beavers are slowly being reintroduced to the UK in a number of different locations. They're known as keystone species and ecosystem engineers, famous for their ability to transform landscapes, boost biodiversity, alleviate flooding, and capture carbon.
At around 60 hectares, our beaver enclosure is the largest in the UK with space for not just a couple of beavers but up to 18 - that's 3 families of 6 in three separate territories!
Join us for an exclusive two-hour guided tour inside the enclosure. Venturing through the beaver’s tangled wetland world, you’ll see clear signs of their activity such as tree felling, damming, lodge building, debarking and digging. You’ll also spot some of the other wildlife benefiting from their efforts.
Your guide will share with you a brief history of beavers in the UK and their fascinating biology and behaviour as well as how and why they were reintroduced to Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
Beavers are rarely active during the daytime so the aim of this event will not be to see the beavers themselves but to discover the signs they leave behind and why they're here at Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
Our beaver enclosure is approximately 3 miles from the Visitor Centre at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, so the group will not be meeting there. Instead, please meet us in the car park on Chainbridge Lane just before the start of the tour.
Google Maps coordinates: 53°21'51.7N 0°56'33.0W
What3Words address: ///months.postings.mingles
Please see website to book and for further information.
Sunday 7 Dec 25
Idle Valley Chainbridge Lane Car Park, Lound, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 8RU
Tours at 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3.30pm £25
Organised by
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
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