Factsheets
Kent Wildlife Trust are happy to answer wildlife questions. If you cannot find the answers you seek in this or any of the other factsheet pages please feel free to ring a member of the team on 01622 662012 (in office hours) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Amphibians and reptiles
Frogs, Toads, Newts - a guide to this branch of wildlife
Snakes - an overview of native snakes in the UK
Conserving resources
Be Waterwise - a guide to conserving precious resources
Composting - an overview of reusing household waste for the garden
Greener Homes Guide - eight ways to make you home greener
Conservation
Conservation in Practice - volunteering projects of the Green Team
Countryside Code - an overview of the countryside code
Global Warming and Wildlife - an overview of the facts of global warming
Nature Conservation - a guide to conservation and the driving forces behind it
Pressures on Wildlife - how modern day life affects the landscape around us
Wildlife Planning and the Law - a guide to how our responsibility to protect the countryside.
Geology
Fossils of Kent - a guide to the range of fossils to be found
Geology of Kent - a brief explanation of geological development
Geology and Wildlife - how geology affects the living landscape around us
Habitats
Herbal Medicine - an overview of medicinal plants present in Kent
Hop Gardens -a brief guide to hops
Site Designations - an overview of the National, European and Global site designations in use. (RAMSAR, LWS etc.)
Wildlife Habitats - a guide to the precious habitats in Kent
Wildlife in Churchyards - the importance of churchyards to wildlife
Helping wildlife in your garden
Feeding Garden Birds - advice on helping the wildlife in your garden
Feeding Small Mammals - helping small mammals in your area
Foodplants of Caterpillars - information on caterpillars
Gardening for Wildlife - a guide to the Trusts Gardening for Wildlife scheme
Butterflies and Moths - an overview of information on these tiny creatures
Gardening for Wildlife Top Tips - top tips on looking after your garden
Hibernation - information on creatures which hibernate
Nestboxes - building nest boxes for wild birds
Ponds for Wildlife - helping wildlife by building ponds
Mammals
Dormice - an overviewabout this endangered species
Foxes - a factsheet about these regular visitors to gardens
Hedgehogs - key facts about this newly endangered mammal
Badgers - some information about this native species
Badgers: TB Factsheet - an official view on badgers role in the countryside
Otters -a species overview sheet
Water Voles - key facts about this endangered species
Kent's Special Species - overview of wildlife present within the county
Native Species - factsheet covering a selection of native species
Problem wildlife
Problems with Wildlife - a guide to dealing with foxes, badgers, magpies...
Wildlife in the Home - a guide to dealing with bats and squirrels
