Puttock said: "One of the biggest modifications beavers do is build dams… that creates these really complex wetlands, which for beavers provides them with safety from predators and ability to move around in the landscape. The slow release of water creates both habitat refuge and water resilience, he added. "When we can create wetlands and beaver wetlands, it creates resilient landscapes to drought but also to the extremes of drought such as wildfires. "Having these wet landscapes can provide that firebreak." Follow BBC Devon on X, external, Facebook, external and Instagram, external.