To start Series 9 of #TheLodgeCast #podcast, we head to Argaty Red Kites with Tom Bowser & our new co-host, Alana Skilbeck 🪁

As the first private landowner in Scotland to release beavers into the wild, Tom has had a front-row seat to their return.

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What does living with beavers look like on longer time scales?

#TheLodgeCast is back with a new series connecting with the pioneers who have gone beyond the trial period and learning from communities that have been coexisting with beavers for over five years.

This week on #TheLodgeCast, zoologist and wildlife guide Billy Heaney joins us to learn more about the relationship between beavers and birds, from the river margins to the canopy 🦅

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This week on #TheLodgeCast, Professor Nigel Willby and ecologist & PhD student Patrick Cook from University of Stirling join us to discuss the species group at the base of any food chain: plants 🌱

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This week on #TheLodgeCast, we’re joined by Anne Goodenough, Professor of Applied Ecology at @uniofglos.bsky.social, to explore how beaver wetlands create an “all-inclusive resort” for insectivorous bats 🦇 🦫

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What effect do beavers really have on plants, birds, bats and insects?

#TheLodgeCast is back with a new series exploring the fascinating relationships between beavers and these species groups 🎙️

New episodes every Wednesday starting tomorrow, Nov 26.

How much do you really know about beavers, their history, their return to Britain and the surprising ways they shape landscapes and communities?

#TheLodgeCast is back with a new series exploring the fascinating world of beaver and their impact on nature & society 🎙️