Welcome to Ben who joined us this week as our new Beaver guide! Ben has worked for a number of nature organisations over the years and has recently completed a course in QGIS. Now he’d like to combine the two, while also working with us to share the joy of the beavers!
Ben (on the left) will mostly be leading tours on Wednesdays (which means I can go to Zumba!) – here’s a photo of him and two of our clients from last week on a beautiful evening where we had brilliant sightings of the beavers feeding on branches in the river just a few metres from us. We also had some Italian clients on our Canoe tour last week and I now know the Italian for beaver is Castoro. In French it’s Castor which is easy to remember as the scientific name is Castor fiber. North American beavers’ scientific name is Castor canadensis.
I think I am going to learn what Beaver is in each of the languages of our clients from different countries, which will be a bit of a challenge! Beavers definitely have a special place in my heart as I saw my first one in the River Dourbie in Aveyron, when working as a Wildlife Guide in France in 98/ 99, which was a very happy time.
We have also had some cracking reviews recently, mostly about Jean who runs the Half-day tours on a Thursday. These tours visit two locations – the first is a site which has had beavers on it for over twenty years and it’s amazing to see the changes that the beavers have brought about through their dams and wetland creation. The wetlands there are now full of life and home to lots of rare wildlife including dragonflies and it’s where I saw my first Water vole in about forty years. The second location is our usual Riverbank spot where we usually get good views of our lovely beaver family.
We hope to see you soon for an evening of relaxing nature enjoyment! Daniele
A recent review of a Half-day safari with Jean.
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