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Live the Wild Life
The Richard Neame Local Wildlife Sites Awards
Being a Volunteer Trainee Local Wildlife Sites Assistant
Local Wildlife Site volunteer trainee Christine Davison reflects on the experience of her traineeship with Kent Wildlife Trust.
Live better by getting closer to nature this half-term
Being outdoors and getting closer to nature is beneficial to our wellbeing. During Childrens Mental Health Week, Kent Wildlife Trust are highlighting some activities that families can enjoy…
What you need to know about Local Wildlife Sites
Kent’s landscape is diverse. From the rolling chalk grasslands, humming with insects in the summer, or the quiet reverence of ancient woodlands, to the iconic white cliffs that frame our coastline…
What is the Kent BNG Site Register?
Nicky Britton Williams (Planning and Policy Manager at Kent Wildlife Trust, and Kent Biodiversity Net Gain Officer) and Robbie Still (Head of Digital Development at Kent Wildlife Trust) talk all…
Common wasp
Wasps are well-known, and unfortunately not very well-loved! But give these black and yellow guys a chance, as they are important pollinators and pest controllers.
Butterflies of Kent
Learn more about the butterflies of Kent and their habitats
Winning in a changing climate: a jewel wasp new to Britain found in Kent
This jewel wasp is a species new to Britain and new to Kent, found on our reserves and most likely enabled by a changing climate – we always think of climate change as bad, but as species are…
Ruby-tailed wasp
If seen up close, the glittering Ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects. A solitary wasp, it can be found in sandy and rocky habitats like quarries, outcrops and…
Wasp beetle
A clever mimic, the wasp beetle is black-and-yellow and moves in a jerky, flight-like fashion - fooling predators into thinking it is actually a more harmful common wasp. Look for it in hedgerows…