AVANKE, BEVER, CASTOR: THE STORY OF BEAVERS IN WALES. By Bryony Coles.

2019 1st edition. Square 8vo paperback (200 x 240mm). Ppvi,113. Colour and b/w photographs and maps, bibliography.

"This book provides and introduction to beavers, based on the author's own work in European beaver territories. It then traces their history in Wales from very early times to the present, often through the writings of well-known Welshmen such as Gerald of Wales and Thomas Pennant. The archaeological, historical and environmental evidence builds a picture of the presence and significance of beavers in Welsh landscape and culture. Based on this, a strong case is made for their return to the wild in Wales." Chapters include: The ecology and archaeology of beavers: The prehistoric evidence from Wales; Evidence from the medieval period; An awareness of beavers in Wales, from the Tudors to the Victorian era; Beaver place-names and a search for new beaver field-evidence; Beavers in Wales, past and future; Return and restoration.