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Prehistoric woodland habitat and insects discovered on Exmoor

An area of buried prehistoric woodland, plant and insect remains, has been discovered on Exmoor. The findings were unearthed during a year-long peatland restoration project at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset. The work included ...

07 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Exmoor estate sees resurgence of rare butterfly once on brink of extinction

One of the UK’s rarest butterflies is seeing a significant rise in numbers and range in Exmoor, conservationists have revealed. More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote estate in ...

25 Jun 2025 at 00:01

First beaver born on Exmoor since Tudor times celebrates first birthday

The first beaver born on Exmoor in 400 years is celebrating his first birthday and is already helping turn degraded landscape into a thriving wetland. The beaver kit, named Rashford after the Manchester United star following a vote on social ...

14 May 2022 at 01:25

Somerset river reconnected to floodplain following three-year project

Neat agricultural fields have been transformed into a thriving wetland habitat following a three-year project to reconnect part of a river to its floodplain. The work, at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset, has seen a 1.2km ...

14 Sept 2023 at 02:45

Football fans name beaver kits after Lionesses

Two baby beavers have been named Russo and Toone by members of the public in honour of the Lionesses stars in the wake of their Euro 2022 victory. The kits were born on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset this spring and were the second and ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:21

Winners and losers as nature responds to 2024’s mild, wet conditions

A mild, wet year has boosted the fortunes of landscapes hit by 2022’s scorching drought – but spelled bad news for some wildlife, the National Trust said. – Winners Among the winners in 2024 was the heather at Dunwich Heath in East ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Major project under way to reconnect Exmoor river to its original floodplain

A major restoration project is under way to reconnect a river to its original floodplain. The National Trust, which is leading the work on the River Aller on its Holnicote Estate in Somerset, says it is a UK first and will create ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:29

England fans asked to help name beaver kits in honour of Lionesses

The National Trust is asking football fans to name two newborn beaver kits after members of the Lionesses squad in the wake of their historic Euro 2022 win. A family of beavers on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset welcomed two ...

03 Aug 2022 at 10:56

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