Beaver Storytelling Chair — Dyfi Osprey Project

The Beaver Storytelling Chair is a hand-carved solid oak throne featuring beavers in intricate detail across the backrest — originally commissioned for the Dyfi Osprey Project in Mid Wales, and one of the most nature-connected chairs we have ever made.

The Dyfi commission came from a desire to put a chair in the landscape that felt as though it belonged there — something that told the story of beavers returning to Welsh waterways, that children and families could sit in and feel part of that story. The result is a throne that works equally well in a visitor centre, a school, a wetland nature reserve or a woodland classroom.

Built from solid British oak — the same material used for all our wildlife range — and made to last outdoors year-round without special maintenance.

Dimensions

• Total height: 170 cm
• Total width: 80 cm
• Inside seat width (back): 42 cm
• Inside seat width (front): 50 cm
• Seat height: 46 cm

Key Features

• Hand-carved beaver backrest — detailed relief carving celebrating one of Britain's most fascinating returning species
• Solid British oak — sustainably sourced, built for outdoor visitor centres, nature reserves and school gardens
• Choose your finish — supplied unvarnished as standard, or add three coats of Epifanes yacht varnish for lasting colour and sheen (+£50)
• Originally commissioned for the Dyfi Osprey Project — a proven design for conservation and education spaces
• Handmade in Mid Wales — where beavers themselves are now back in the landscape

Your Version

We can adapt this design for your own conservation project, nature reserve, school or visitor centre — adding your organisation's name, a habitat scene, water plants, or any other wildlife alongside the beaver. We have made versions for wetland projects, river restoration schemes and environmental education programmes. Tell us about your project and we will design something that belongs to it.

Typical lead time is 4–5 weeks. Prices include VAT. Schools and organisations can order by purchase order and pay on invoice. If you need to register us as a supplier first, we will provide all details required.

Explore the full storytelling chairs collection, see our Woodland Throne for a chair with multiple British wildlife species, or design your own chair around your own project or setting.

Finish

This piece is supplied unvarnished as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with no maintenance needed. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the varnished option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.