Explore the Sculthorpe Beaver Enclosure – Interactive Map
Take a virtual tour of the Sculthorpe Beaver Enclosure at the Hawk and Owl Trust Reserve in Norfolk. This Interactive Map takes you into the heart of their habitat. The enclosure is home to a family of five—two adults, two yearlings, and a kit born in 2024. Click on hotspot areas to watch footage of the beavers. Explore their lodges, dams, and pools. You’ll also find trail camera recordings and glimpses of other wildlife that share this unique environment.
Otter Footage
Main Lodge
Main Lodge
One of three lodges in the enclosure, this appears to be the primary home of our beaver family. Now standing about 5–6 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
Beaver Canal
Beaver Canal
Newly excavated canal created along the Oak fen drain to provide safe and efficient travel routes through their habitat.
Beaver Footage
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Beaver haul-out
Beaver haul-out
New haul-out area, where beavers seem to be spending time gathering branches and bark stripping them for food
Libby's Dam
Libby's Dam
The latest dam built by the beavers in the Internal Drainage Board (IDB) drain that runs through the enclosure..
Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree at the Slit Pool
Recently fallen tree at the slit pool, where the beavers are stripping the bark
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Dams
Beaver Dams
Area of three dams built within the enclosure, these structures helps regulate water levels and create essential wetland habitats. Unlike the large, towering dams that can be constructed, our beaver family has built a series of smaller dams designed to hold back pools of water.
New Lodge
New Lodge
New Lodge that appears to be constructed around the roots of a fallen tree in the winter of 2024-25
Gnawed tree
Gnawed tree
Latest example around the enclosure this one in the plantation wood, where beavers have gnawed around the base of their favourite trees.
Dam 8
Dam 8
The latest dam in the IDB to maintain water levels.in Poplar wood
New hotspots will be added to the interactive map as the enclosure evolves, capturing the shifting waterscape and its seasonal transformations.