The former PM's dad officially named the kits, who were born at Ewhurst Park, as part of a conservation project

Stanley Johnson names first beavers born in Hampshire for 400 years 

Two baby beavers, known as kits, were first spotted in early July in an enclosure on the Ewhurst Park estate near Basingstoke.

Baby beavers spotted at rural estate after 400 years

The presence of the dam-making animals were confirmed after a recently planted tree was felled.

Signs of beavers living by river confirmed by wildlife trust

There have been several incidents of beavers washing ashore in recent days, but why does this keep happening?

Why do beavers keep washing up on the coast?

They are being introduced to an enclosure in the 925-acre estate near Basingstoke which once belonged to the Duke of Wellington and is now owned by Mandy Lieu.

Beavers set to return to Hampshire after 400 years in restoration project 

While a growing number of sites in the British Isles have reintroduced beavers, this is the first release by the National Trust in South East England.

Pair of beavers released into the wild in the South Downs

Two beavers have been released onto an enclosed site in Dorset

Meridian Beavers

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