Beavers have been reintroduced in London – here’s everything you need to know

The West London neighbourhood of Ealing has a few claims to fame. It’s home to the UK’s very first film studio (Ealing Studios, which opened in 1902). It’s also where the Rolling Stones formed in the early ’60s. But aside from that, it’s largely a sleepy suburban area connected by the Circle and District, Central and Piccadilly Lines – until now.

You see, Ealing has some relatively new residents making waves (or blocking them, more accurately): a small colony of beavers. Conceptualised in…