In May a lodge was also discovered in the beaver enclosure. Beavers build lodges from piles of twigs and saplings as protection from predators and will raise their kits inside them for the first few months of their lives.
Fingers were crossed at Ken Hill. Then a few days ago, camera footage confirmed the animals had bred successfully.
The beavers have built a lodge deep in their wooded enclosure at Wild Ken Hill
- Credit: Chris Bishop
Lloyd Park, conservation leader and ecologist at Wild Ken Hill said: “This beaver kit represents an historic moment towards the conservation and restoration of the species within lowland England.