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Amazingly it is already ten years since Kent Wildlife Trust acquired the site and five years since our volunteer team started work. As the reserve matures we are continually finding new species of…

With 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from energy supplies, there is a real need for alternative solutions. But what are the risks for wildlife? Here are five top questions about…

This is the month that the heather bursts into flower, covering our reserve with a carpet of purple flowers. Shading from bracken and birch scrub, has restricted the development of heather, but…

Kent Wildlife Trust successfully secured funds from Kent Community Foundation’s Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Fund.

Our family blogger Ed Charles has the inside scoop on a great spot to go fossil-hunting with the family this summer.

June may have come and gone but The Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild has left a lasting impression. The campaign which encourages individuals to experience nature every day throughout the month of…

Following a generous grant from the Cobtree Charity Trust, children at St Peters C of E Primary School in Aylesford took part in a series of poetry workshops. Their poems have been used to create…

Our Volunteers do a tremendous job and without them, Polhill Bank wouldn’t be in the state it is currently. With our plans to expand and restore 40 acres of land at Polhill, our volunteers and…

Our extension of Polhill will see us take on a tiny, old eco-bridge. Eco-bridges are wildlife corridors designed to connect habitats, allowing animals to pass between areas separated by human…

Our family blogger, Ed Charles talks about his sunny cycling adventures with his sons this April