Derek is a naturalist with a strong case of beaver fever shared effusively with equal doses of charm, belligerence and artistic genius. Despite the text being only 44 pages long, the authors cover everything you might want to know about these fascinating rodents. Derek Gow assails officialdom in this unsparing and funny memoir, recounting the long struggle to bring wild beavers back to Britain. It can be used as a field guide to identify beaver field signs and observe beavers in the wild by wildlife surveyors or general land users, or as an introductory guide for anyone with an interest in beavers and how to recognise them.

At first glance, the two appear to have only one thing in common: neither deals particularly well with a mounting body count. It is wonderful to see that beavers are now officially back on the list of native species, having been absent for so long . Though this book showed how we should also consider the opinion or suggestions of other people, what you still feel about yourself matter the most. Its “upshot,” to borrow a word from Aldo Leopold, is Gow’s depiction, at once comprehensive and specific, of wetlands’ importance in restoring what had become a simplified, dwindling countryside.After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process.

With their building prowess and distinctive features, beavers are a rare, but wonderful sight in UK waters following their extinction and re-introduction. When Sumguyen threw a five into his tip jar the artist looked up, thanked him with a nod and said, “That is a beautiful beard. Frank Rosell is a renowned beaver ecologist, publishing more than 80 scientific papers with peer review. While Brenda cannot understand why, her friends intervene and help her discover that a trimmed and tended beaver, while much smaller, can be just as great and much more manageable.

This book presents a case for our future coexistence with beavers by providing factual information on this species that has now passed from national memory, covering the biology, behaviour and ecology of the Eurasian beaver in a British context, from their early history in archaeology and folklore to their contemporary field signs in the wild. We are specialists in hand made Leather goods including studded Dog Collars and wallets from 200 year old Russian Reindeer Leather; offering for sale a range of ethical tailored Clothing and wool knitwear and a collection of useful but beautiful Homeware made from Horn, Leather, Wool: old and new Welsh blankets and textiles; Slate and Wood .

This beautifully illustrated book, filled with the strange history and improbable tales of the beaver, will delight all readers. In April 2014 Reaktion Books published his illustrated monograph on the iconography of the hedgehog and his later book Linescapes (2017) investigates the impact that the lines we make have on the capacity of wildlife to thrive.So once you've finished looking at Brenda's beaver, you've got putting Tony's nuts in your mouth to look forward to. The authors have been actively involved in the study of beaver ecology, behaviour and reintroduction for many years. The definitive badge and awards guide for Beavers and Leaders featuring all you need to know about the badges and how to earn them! Instead it was highly predictable in that she had it "groomed" and suddenly everyone is happy with it.