Louise Ramsay

Louise Ramsay is a businesswoman, environmentalist and writer based in Perthshire, Scotland. She has among other things been involved in the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland, and tweets as @TayBeavers

How Scotland's beavers came back, and how you can help

The Scottish government is consulting on whether to let reintroduced beavers stay.

By Louise Ramsay

/ 22 Feb 2018

Beavers and the conflict in the Scottish countryside

A story about the first mammals reintroduced to the UK tells us lots about the changing nature of rural politics.

By Louise Ramsay

/ 1 Mar 2016

Time to re-introduce nature's flood management engineer - the beaver

As climate change brings more rain, Britain is suffering from the extinction here of our native flood engineers - the beaver. One reintroduction project in Scotland is showing this week why they are so important.

By Louise Ramsay

/ 17 Jan 2014