Wilder Kent Blog

Recent changes to UK livestock protection laws are welcome news for nature – and for the conservation grazing animals that play a vital role in caring for Kent’s landscapes.

Liz & Steve Dallison have been involved with KWT since 2010 and begun livestock checking around 4 years ago. In this blog, they talk about the best bits and challenges the work brings!

One of the main methods that seeds use to disperse themselves is through animals. Read more about the importance of this & how it happens.

The invertebrate sorting volunteers are the unsung heroes of the Wilder Blean project - working hard over the winter months at Tyland Barn to ID & record West Blean & Thornden Wood's insect species.

It’s all happening, and unlike February, this month you can see and hear the signs, including the welcome trickling of water thanks to leaky dams and, yes, an awful lot of rain, so the squelch of mud on paths as well. Birds are calling, to defend territory, attract a mate, claim their space in roosts or just celebrate the dawn.

As February draws to a close, you may find that new year’s resolutions have been fading with the cold and the long nights. Don’t be disheartened; resolutions can be made every day, so don’t wait till 2027 to start improving both your life and the planets’. To make it easier, we’ve compiled a list of six practices you can start any time that can impact nature!

Chalk streams are an ecologically significant freshwater habitat and are globally rare. England holds approximately 85% of the global total with the majority of those dotted around the south, including in Kent.

We're celebrating the journeys of our Kent Wildlife Trust apprentices.