Statutory guidance
Managing beaver activity and land without a licence
Guidance on beaver and land management actions that do not need a beaver management licence.
Applies to England
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The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is a European protected species.
This means you must have a licence to carry out certain actions when managing beavers. Further information is available in Beavers: how to manage them and when you need a licence.
This guidance provides information on the normal land management and beaver activity management actions you can take without a beaver management licence. It also provides information on how you can prevent or reduce negative effects of beaver activity, without deliberately disturbing beavers or damaging their breeding and resting sites.
Updates to this page
Published 2 September 2022