Overview
- Reserve staff recorded the beaver dragging logs and building a lodge in a secluded stretch of the River Wensum.
- The animal was detected after volunteers spotted distinctive tree chips and camera traps confirmed a lone beaver on the reserve.
- Hawk and Owl Trust says ranger checks and microchip records show no escape from its enclosed Sculthorpe Moor colony upstream.
- Natural England has said the beaver likely originated from a licensed enclosure but its origin remains unconfirmed.
- Beaver Trust points to several wild populations in England and says natural dispersal is a credible explanation.