Wilder Kent Blog

Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.

This year marks 10 years since Margery Thomas began volunteering at Hothfield Heathlands. Since 2016, she's written monthly articles on the reserve's flora and fauna, bringing readers into the heart of the heathlands through rich, observant writing, whatever the season. Here we chat with Margery about her decade with us.

The annual pinnacle of Kent Wildlife Trust’s ‘Wilder Volunteering Recognition Programme’ is the Wilder Kent Volunteer Awards that we are proud to host in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust.

Hothfield's evening bat and amphibian walk revealed pipistrelles, newts, and a nightingale's song, while rare heath spotted and Southern marsh orchids bloom in the reserve's acid bogs.

Indicator species can provide valuable insights into the environmental conditions of a particular area. Learn more about them and what they mean...

Meet the bison rangers of the Wilder Blean Project who care for the bison and more! This project is the first of its kind in the UK, introducing European bison to an ancient woodland to restore natural processes. The bison rangers are out on site every day with a diverse role, from fixing fences and leading tours to ecological monitoring and welfare checking all the animals.

Eighteen months ago, I swapped city life in London for the Kent coast, and it has been one of the best decisions I've made for connecting with nature...

Hothfield Heathlands is abuzz with life in June! In the sky, on the ground, above the water, and under the surface - the reserve is busy, and so are our volunteers.