Beavers back at RSPB Insh Marshes

Beavers are thriving at RSPB Insh Marshes for the first time in four centuries, following the reintroduction of two Beaver families.

This is the second release on a Scottish RSPB nature reserve, after two families were relocated to Loch Lomond last year.

Though the Beavers have been spotted on our remote camera-traps, visitors are unlikely to spy these amazing but elusive aquatic mammals themselves.

Their activities will produce significant benefits for biodiversity: as well as creating ‘leaky’ dams and enhancing wetland patches, Beavers gnaw trees close to rivers and wetlands, improving habitat for rare bird and insect species.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority led on the release of Beavers across the National Park in three locations, working closely with partners, land managers and local communities.