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Wild Beavers Could Be Released in Leigh to Reduce Flood Risk and Boost Nature

The scheme would seek a licence from Natural England as beavers’ dam-building is expected to reduce flood risk and improve water quality.

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Wild beavers could be introduced in Wigan and Leigh after being extinct in the area for more than 500 years.

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Wild beavers could be released in Leigh to reduce flood risk and boost nature

Wild beavers could be introduced in Wigan and Leigh after being extinct in the area for more than 500 years.

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Wild beavers could be released in Leigh to reduce flood risk

Wild beavers could be introduced in Wigan and Leigh after being extinct in the area for more than 500 years.

·St Helens, United Kingdom
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Could wild beavers prove the answer to some of Wigan borough's flood problems?

Plans being developed by Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery Scheme could see the borough licensed to release beavers into the wild in a bid to improve wetlands

·Wigan, United Kingdom
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Wigan Today broke the news in Wigan, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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