The changes beavers make can help land hold onto water and release it slowly, which eases flooding and stalls drought.

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to “wild driveways” can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested, a study has found. The study highlights the “positive cost ...

The study highlights the “positive cost-benefit ratios” of investing in natural schemes that soak up water and slow its flow, including ponds, dams and hedge and tree planting as well as rain gardens ...

Beavers build dams that slow the flow of water (Andrew Matthews/PA) The study also looked at the River Otter, in Devon, where wild beavers have created wetlands and dams that have reduced flood ...