Volunteers from Arran and the mainland came together to help build a replica Bronze Age roundhouse in Brodick Country Park. In just six days the volunteers, achieved an incredible amount and were able to assemble the wooden skeleton of a roundhouse, which was once a common type of dwelling across what is now Scotland over 4,000 years ago. The roundhouse, located on the park’s Wilma’s Walk, is part of the Arran Archaeology Project, a two year joint venture between Arran Arts Resource and the National Trust for Scotland Ranger Service. The project gives local school children the opportunity to explore…

A new report reviews the legal avenues to resolve conflicts between land managers and reintroduced species, as well as recommending comprehensive management strategy for all reintroductions and is generally positive about the effects of species reintroductions but says that beavers may have to be culled in future if the species is formally reintroduced in Scotland. Scotland has already successfully reintroduced sea eagles and red kites, and is now considering reintroducing beavers, with a trial underway in Knapdale. The report was commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), at the request of the Scotland’s National Species Reintroduction Forum, to help inform debate…

The latest progress report on beaver the Scottish Beaver Trial has been published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and shows that after initial set backs the beavers appear to be thriving in their Argyle home. A group of European beavers was reintroduced to Knapdale forest near Lochgilphead in 2009, as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial. Since then SNH has been closely monitoring the beavers, and their effects on the environment, in partnership with a number of other independent organisations. The results of this monitoring will help inform the Scottish Government’s decisions about the future of beavers in Scotland, following…