Beaver mural planned in Canterbury to mark species’ comeback

Wildlife campaigners are raising money to paint a mural featuring beavers in a Kent city to celebrate the return of the species in Britain.

The Friends of Kingsmead Field and Canterbury District Biodiversity Network aim to raise £4,000 for street artist Mark Anthony, who specialises in painting murals featuring endangered species, to carry out the work.

The proposed artwork would be painted on the outside wall of the Curzon Canterbury Riverside Cinema which overlooks the Stour River.

Sian Pettman, secretary of The Friends of Kingsmead Field, told the BBC it was an “exciting” project and hoped the mural would be appreciated by the community.