Beaver cam! A new online tour was launched on Thursday of an enclosure on the Holnicote estate in #Somerset that is home to a family of five beavers. In what is billed as the first of its kind, the tour allows viewers to navigate through the 2.7-acre Exmoor enclosure where two adult beavers and their three offspring live and work.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/02/somerset-estate-offers-rare-peek-into-life-of-beavers-with-launch-of-online-tour

So far, there is four minutes of footage available but as the National Trust project continues, the idea is to add more.

Other #wildlife captured include kingfishers, stoats roe deer and bull finches, all of which are believed to have benefited from the changes the #beavers – nature’s engineers – are making to the area.
#rewilding #nature

Somerset estate offers rare peek into life of beavers with launch of online tour

National Trust project shows family home of ‘nature’s engineers’ and how they have improved the environment for other wildlife

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More about these Holnicote #beavers in #Somerset!

“They have built dams and created deep pools of water which offer shelter from predators and places to access and store food. This has, in turn, developed #habitat that suits a host of #wildlife such as #amphibians, #bats, #mammals such as otter, and birds such as kingfisher, dippers and waterfowl. It’s also turned the surrounding land into a mosaic of nature-rich rare #habitat including #wetland and standing deadwood.”

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/virtual-visit/virtual-tour-of-holnicote-beaver-enclosure

Virtual tour of Holnicote beaver enclosure

Take an interactive 360° virtual tour of the beaver enclosure at Holnicote Estate in Somerset.

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