Britain experiencing a beaver baby boom as kits spotted across the country

Kits emerge for after-dark dips in Northumberland, London, Kent and the Cairngorms after reintroduction drive

A beaver baby boom is under way across Britain this summer in places where the species had been extinct for centuries.

From Ealing in London to the Cairngorms in Scotland, and from Canterbury in Kent to the Wallington Estate in Northumberland, new kits have emerged from their lodges for an after-dark dip in the water.