Bid to make Glen Affric Scotland’s next beaver release site

 

A community consultation that will help decide whether beavers are reintroduced to Glen Affric has been launched in the Scottish Highlands, led by Trees for Life.

 

The rewilding charity is carrying out the consultation on behalf of four private landowners and Forestry and Land Scotland, who all manage land that has habitat capable of supporting a beaver population. 

 

If the proposal is successful, it would be the first official release of beavers to the north-west Highlands since the species was driven to extinction some 400 years ago.

 

Trees for Life has long campaigned

Waiting for spring

Still snowed in and iced up, with no phone or internet connection. Engineer still can't get to the cottage so I'm still making use of a wireless connection when I can.

 

This pair of Blue Tits (not suprising in this weather) were trying to get a drink in a frozen wasteland. Measured about -18C over the last two nights.

Here's a view over the forests to the east of Glen Affric looking west.

 

 I'm sorry but that's all I have time for now. Will try again soon.