Monthly beaver update - August 2025

This document contains a beaver update for August 2025 from Jonathan Willet regarding the Cairngorms National Park. The beaver population includes 18 beavers released in year one, 15 in year two, two wild-born kits in 2024, and 17 wild-born kits in 2025, totaling 52 beavers, with one outside the park boundary. A beaver survey of the Spey is being drafted for release in September. Beaver activity has been recorded at various sites, including Rothiemurchus, Wildland, Insh Marshes, Inshriach, Loch Morlich, and Cromdale. Monitoring and mitigation plans include monthly patrols of release sites, weekly patrols of high-impact areas, and a canoe survey of the Spey completed in August. A 30-second film about the Cairngorms Beaver Project is now playing in cinemas. A Scottish Beaver Advisory Group Meeting took place on 20 and 21 August.