The Beaver Book

With their building prowess and distinctive physiology beavers are a rare but wonderful sight in the UK. Once hunted to extinction these legendary engineers now lay claim to some extremely strong environmental credentials, as well as some significant appearances in our art, literature, myths and legends. Find out more as author Hugh Warwick explores the life of the beaver in this perfect introduction to an important native species.

Hugh Warwick is an ecologist and writer. In April 2014 Reaktion Books published his illustrated monograph on the iconography of the hedgehog and his later book Linescapes (2017) investigates the impact that the lines we make have on the capacity of wildlife to thrive. Hugh is also the author of The Hedgehog Book, published in September 2020. In addition to writing, Hugh has also engaged in public speaking, from primary schools to postgraduate research groups via the WI and Wildlife Trusts.