Two beaver kits were born at Paradise Fields in Greenford this year, and Londoners aged 4 to 18 can suggest their names until Monday 7 December.

Two beaver kits were born at Paradise Fields in Greenford this year. Children and teenagers across London are now being asked to name them.

The Ealing Beaver Project announced the births on 9 October and opened a naming competition the same day. It is open to young Londoners aged 4 to 18. Suggestions go in through the form on that page, and the closing date is Monday 7 December 2026.

How to enter

  • Who can enter: young Londoners aged 4 to 18. The page asks for Londoners, not only Ealing residents.
  • How: fill in the form at the foot of Citizen Zoo’s competition page.
  • Closing date: Monday 7 December 2026.
  • What they are after: the organisers say every idea is welcome, whether it nods to London history, a local Ealing landmark or a pun.

The organisers invite pairs of names, one for each kit.

Who picks the winners

The Ealing Beaver Project will draw up a shortlist with Mete Coban, the Deputy Mayor of London for Environment. The project says it will then work with the Mayor’s team and others on the final choice. The competition page does not say when the names will be announced or whether there is a prize.

The project is run by four partners:

  • Citizen Zoo
  • Ealing Wildlife Group
  • Ealing Council
  • Friends of Horsenden

The family so far

A family of five beavers was released at Paradise Fields in October 2023. The next spring, at least two kits were born there. The project said in its August 2024 announcement that this ended more than 400 years without breeding beavers in urban London.

The last naming round was for primary school pupils in Ealing. The winners were announced in February 2025:

Beaver Name
Mother, released in 2023 Willow
Father, released in 2023 Woody
Kit born in 2024 Chompy
Kit born in 2024 Chewbacca (Chewy)

Mete Coban and Bassam Mahfouz, the London Assembly Member for Ealing and Hillingdon, handed out the awards at a ceremony on the site on 15 February 2025.

This year’s pair are the newest arrivals. The announcement does not give their birth date or say whether they are male or female. According to the project, beaver kits are usually born between April and June and are rarely seen outside the lodge before July. They stay with their parents for two to three years before leaving to find their own territory.

What it means for you

If you have a child aged 4 to 18, they have until Monday 7 December to send in a name.

You can also go and look for yourself. The project describes Paradise Fields as a fully accessible public site. It is on Greenford Road, UB6 0UW, and is part of the Horsenden Hill green space covered in our things to do in Ealing page. Do not count on seeing the beavers themselves. Organisers of the family beaver safari during Ealing Climate Week warned that visitors are unlikely to see the animals on a tour. You will see their dams and their feeding signs, though, and there is a viewing platform you can stay at afterwards.

The project is getting attention beyond Ealing as well. In May, a peer-reviewed paper in Environment and Planning E used Paradise Fields as its case study of urban rewilding in London.