Goal 1 - We defend and restore
We'll continue to develop nature-based land management practices, while giving wildlife a voice through our campaigns and communications.
Action and Innovation for nature
Nature is in crisis. We must take bold action to restore and protect our wildlife and wild spaces for future generations. Will you help?
Kent Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity, driving innovation to fight the climate and nature crises. We have over 32,000 members and volunteers, manage over 9,000 acres of land and influence much more. Together with our partners, supporters and grazing animals, we transform habitats, restore and protect species and bring ecosystems back to life across the county and beyond, to benefit wildlife and people.
What we do in Kent
We want to restore 30% of land and sea by 2030 through our Wilder Kent 2030 strategy
Goal 2 - We inspire and collaborate
We cannot deliver #WilderKent 2030 on our own. To inspire others, we will increase our engagement with communities, businesses and stakeholders to reach a larger, more diverse range of people.
Goal 3 - We strengthen and grow
We will innovate through continual learning from national and international best practice, and create and share it. This will allow us to become a more resilient, demonstrably impactful and sustainable organisation.
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Sign up to our newsletterHelp us deliver Kent’s 30 by 30
We're committed to realising the global target of 30% of Kent's land area in management for wildlife by 2030. Here are our goals:
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Our Campaigns
We work to raise awareness of the issues affecting wildlife
We campaign for positive change for nature and people and helping local communities to save special places for wildlife. We welcome the support of Kent's communities with these campaigns - together we can work to protect wildlife now and into the future.
Work with us
Looking to align your business with a local charity that has a global impact? We're changemakers, but we can't do this alone - we need your support.
Donate
Your support has enabled us to make a difference to wildlife and their threatened habitats here in Kent for over 60 years.
Become a member
Join us to create and protect your Wilder Kent. We can’t do it without you.
Volunteer
Experience beautiful natural landscapes, inspiring conservationists, lasting friendships and the chance to safeguard wild spaces for future generations.
Our Blog
Justice for Hoad’s Wood?
Imagine a quiet, picturesque woodland in Kent, ancient trees standing tall, carpets of bluebells swaying in the breeze, and wildlife thriving in their natural habitat. Now, picture that same woodland buried beneath 35,000 tonnes of waste, dumped illegally over months while authorities played a game of bureaucratic hot potato. This is not a dystopian fiction; this is the story of Hoad’s Wood.
Rethinking Infrastructure: Why the UK must consider nature as critical national infrastructure
Director of Development, Kent Wildlife Trust Sarah Brownlie, delves into the latest government announcement around growth and our environment and explains how the decision to proceed with the Lower Thames Crossing brings to light a critical flaw in national infrastructure planning.