From climate change and planned development to the government’s proposal to scrap more than 500 environmental laws that protect our irreplaceable natural world – the threats facing our county’s wild spaces and species are greater than ever. 

Species are declining at their fastest rate for thousands of years; here in Kent we have already lost countless plants and animals and without urgent action, we’ll lose many more. 

Insect numbers have declined by nearly 75% in less than 20 years, and birds like snipe and redstart no longer breed here.

Of the 3,684 species in Kent that had their UK threat status assessed, 372 were classified as being threatened with extinction from Great Britain.  

In the coming years our local wild spaces might look, sound and feel very different.