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Businesses asked to help bring beavers to Craddocks Moss
Please note: business fundraising packages have now closed, but you can still make a donation to our public appeal to bring beavers to Craddocks Moss. Thank you for your support.
You can also donate by phone on 01889 880100 or by post. Please send a cheque made payable to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust to: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT.
How beavers can help
Craddocks Moss is a 47-acre lowland peat bog in North Staffordshire. It’s part of the internationally significant Meres and Mosses wetland network. Past drainage and conifer tree planting damaged the peat here, causing it to release carbon.
We've begun restoring the site, and now we're planning the final, transformative step: introducing beavers! They'll be able to naturally engineer wetland recovery, restoring the peat bog and vitally locking in carbon.
We are looking to secure £105,000 of grant funding towards the project. We have partnered with Staffordshire Business & Environment Network (sben) to raise the further £20,000 we need to cover the costs of the beaver enclosure, site infrastructure and ecological monitoring, plus five years of expert-led site management and evaluation.
This is an exciting opportunity for your business to support carbon capture and boost biodiversity in Staffordshire. We’re grateful of any support you can give.
Craddocks Moss by Ben Whiles
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