Beavers, Drought & The River Otter in Devon 🌱 Rewilding Britain
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The UK has had its worst drought in a long time, and while we have grown accustomed to seeing patchwork yellow fields and gardens everywhere, a small valley where a tributary flows into the River Otter is looking healthy and lush.
Beavers deal with floods by constructing dams across streams, establishing new ponds, and laying channels across the valley floor. When it rains heavily, the beaver pulls back significant amounts of water, which slows the flow and stores water in the landscape. The same slowing effect keeps rivers and aquatic life alive during a drought. They aid in preserving the moisture of the ground around the stream. There are now numerous small streams crisscrossing the terrain where there was previously no water. This is because the beavers reconnected the stream's to the flood plain. Now, ponds are building up behind the dams, building up water reserves in the land.
The current drought highlights the need for improved water management in Britain during flood and drought extremes. According to Brazier, we need to reconsider how we use many of our farmed flood plains if we want to be able to better withstand major floods and droughts. In the River Otter, where at least 100 beavers now roam wild, their existence demonstrates our need for these animals and rewilding. Of course it does not provide all the answers but it's more than a good start.
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