Beavers in Devon

See: http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/devon-beaver-project/

There is an E-newsletter that we are producing quarterly to keep people updated about the beaver trial on the river Otter.

For more details contact : Mark Elliott <melliott@devonwildlifetrust.org>

‘Extreme Rainfall’ Not Beavers Caused Blyth Floods, Probe Finds

A joint investigation has concluded that severe flooding in a Perthshire village was caused by “extreme rainfall” and high river flows.  Homes and businesses were evacuated, cars were swept away and power cut off when floods hit Blyth in July.  Perth and Kinross Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency commissioned a report into the flood.  Their report said such a flood would probably only occur every 200 years. The “in-depth analysis” found that up to 60mm (2.3in) of rain fell inside six hours on the morning of 17 July. The flooding report clears Blyth beavers of blame …