Cornish nature reserve welcomes first beaver babies

A nature reserve in Cornwall has welcomed its first beaver babies, or kits.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) confirmed the presence of the kits at Helman Tor, near Bodmin, using footage from camera traps.

The kits are the offspring of parents that appeared from a “beaver bombing”, an illegal release which took place in early 2024.

Cheryl Marriott, from CWT, said: “While we don’t condone the way beavers arrived at Helman Tor, it’s hard not to celebrate the birth of kits.”