We’re heading to Knapdale with wildlife ranger and co-founder of the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Organisation, Oly Armstrong 🦫

Home to Scotland’s first official beaver reintroduction trial, Knapdale has become a cornerstone of beaver recovery in Britain and a place where people travel from across the world to see these animals shaping the landscape.

In this episode, Oly shares what makes Knapdale so special and explores:

🦫 How beavers are transforming former plantation forests

🦫 The story behind Scotland’s longest-running legal beaver population

🦫 Why conservation is shifting from preserving landscapes to embracing change

🦫 The surprising behaviours (and personalities) of beavers living in Knapdale

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The Lodge Cast is a mixture of fact and opinion. It was hosted by Emily Bowen and Alana Skilbeck, produced and edited by Emma Brisdion and mixed by Mark Skinner for Beaver Trust.