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Story summary
- Ealing Council reintroduced eight beavers to Paradise Fields in October 2023, and their dams have stopped park flooding.
- The 2024 flood-free summer has let residents travel safely to work, school and the Central line.
- Beaver-cut trees have let sunlight reach the Brent River, prompting fish, insects, birds, bats and amphibians to return.
- Council climate-action cabinet member Dominic Moffitt says the project shows nature-based approaches can boost climate resilience.
