Wilder Kent Blog

Habitat fragmentation poses significant threats to biodiversity and climate stability. In our lifetimes, we’re witnessing dramatic changes in the landscapes around us and the species that inhabit them.

In this blog, we're taking it all back to our purpose – the ‘why’ behind Kent Wildlife Trust. Not our strategic goals and plans, but what wildlife means to us. Why do we care about creating a wilder county anyway?

Ecological Data Analyst, Lawrence Ball, talks about a recent team day out to Dane Valley Woods - and the team tells us what makes it so special.

Wilder Gardens Officer, Ellen Tout, talks about her favourite parts of the winter garden and what you can do to make your space a sanctuary for wildlife.

Typically, most gardeners and farmers grow annual vegetable crops – those that are sown, planted, and harvested within one growing season. But perennial fruit and vegetables, which grow and produce food for many years, are becoming increasingly popular. And with good reason!

The British snake: do you think of a greenish snake with dark stripes down its body? That’s a grass snake you’re picturing, and for good reason. This countryside icon is the UK’s most widespread and commonly spotted snake.

Pigs and tree pipits have returned to the reserve. Hazel and Beech, the pair of Large Black pigs who in the winter made their mark on the small compartment below the concrete causeway, returned to that fenced-in compartment in mid-July continuing, as Area Manager Ian Rickards says, ‘their quest to snuffle across the site, creating bare ground, rooting up bracken and creating lots of opportunities for our wildlife to capitalise on’.

Protected Area Warden Nina Jones reflects on this year's National Marine Week: a lively celebration of Kent’s marine and coastal environment. Kent Wildlife Trust hosted a varied programme of events across the county, from the rocky shores of Folkestone’s south coast to the sweeping sands of Pegwell Bay and the bustling quayside at Whitstable.