Cornwall is an amazing part of England, hanging down at the end of the Isle like a big foot dangling out of the bed at night. It has wonderful adventures at every turn, and one glorious early summer we spent every day along its winding roads finding nooks and crannies worth exploring at every turn. It is also the place where my grandfather and his parents immigrated from when the Tin mines stopped hiring. They found their way to the goldmines in Sierra City and took over from there.
It also has its first wild beavers. And hey guess who went to boarding school in Truro? This has destiny written all over it.
Cornwall tea plantation wild beaver sighting a ‘first’
A beaver which has been spotted at a Cornish tea plantation is thought to be the first in the county sighted in the wild since the creatures’ reintroduction.
The beaver was pictured feeding on the bank of the River Fal on the Tregothnan estate near Truro. Tregothnan manager Jonathon Jones said: “We are just hoping it does not have too much of an appetite for tea.” The Cornwall Beaver Project said it was “delighted” and “surprised”.
Whoa! I thought it was kind of freaky that the most famous beaver trapper was buried in Martinez. And that when I found out that Enos Mills actually CAME to Martinez. But the first wild beaver in Cornwall swimming up 7 miles from Jon’s school is pretty wild.
Now I’m getting suspicious.
Chris Jones, from the project, said he was “surprised” to hear of the wild beaver.
“We have no idea where it has come from,” he said. Mr Jones urged people to treat the creature with respect.
“I’m really excited by it and my advice is that if it is not bothering anyone, leave it alone,” he said.
