Wild marjoram
Wild marjoram is actually the same aromatic herb as oregano which is used in Mediterranean cooking. Its small, pink flower clusters can be seen on chalk and limestone grasslands in summer.
Wild marjoram is actually the same aromatic herb as oregano which is used in Mediterranean cooking. Its small, pink flower clusters can be seen on chalk and limestone grasslands in summer.
What are species reintroductions and how are they linked to rewilding?
Ladybirds are probably our most familiar beetles – and also some of the most popular. They’re known as the gardener’s friend, as many hunt the aphids that occasionally feed on our prized plants.…
Stan Smith, Wilder Landscapes Manager at KWT, looks at current species reintroduction and wonders if we are asking the right questions before we introduce new species.
After listening to the 2-hour English Species Reintroduction Taskforce session on the 21st March, Evan Bowen-Jones, CEO of Kent Wildlife Trust shares his thoughts.
Evan Bowen-Jones, CEO of Kent Wildlife Trust gives an overview of his time providing evidence for the the EFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee) in the Houses of Parliament as part…
Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK.
Chalk grassland – also known as chalk downland or lowland calcareous grassland – is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the richest in Western Europe. In England, it’s mostly found on the…
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
Wildlife can recover, but we often need to give it a nudge in the right direction. Here our warden, Alison, talks about an innovative approach used at Nashenden to help diversify a previous arable…