Dam Engineers | The Beavers of Holnicote | Revisited

For the past few years Holnicote Estate, Exmoor National Park, has been home to furry inhabitants engineering a solution to local flooding, and developing a habitat not seen in the UK for centuries.  

In this episode we revisit the site to check in on its charismatic residents. And discover the exciting news of a growing brood of babies, just in time for Christmas.  

Production

Host: Kate Martin

Producer: Katy Kelly

Sound editor: Jesus Gomez

Discover more

Learn more about Holnicote Estate and take a 360 degree tour of the beaver enclosure, which features trail camera footage of the beavers’ everyday lives. 

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holnicote-virtual-tour

For more information about beavers visit nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife/our-guide-to-beavers  

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