Wilder Kent Blog

Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.

Nature Reserves Check with team about when recall training is happening

Grazing animal tactics in cold weather

As the cold snap of winter rolls in across the country, our grazing animals showcase a diverse array of adaptations, evolved over time to contend with plummeting temperatures and the reduction in leafy vegetation cover across Kent’s nature reserves.

Talk on the Wild Side Rethink Sea Link podcast crew standing at Pegwell Bay
© Tim Horton

Why we’re calling on National Grid to Rethink Sea Link

Rob Smith joins Kent Wildlife Trust's Nina Jones, Steve Weeks, and Emma Waller, as well as Save Minster Marshes' Nik Mitchell, to talk about National Grid's Sea Link plans - a cable, converter, and sub stations that could have devastating impacts on these internationally important sites for wildlife.

Species The tail of a red squirrel popping up from behind some dead wood and purple flowers.
© Peter Cairns/2020VISION

Nuts about squirrels! The story of the red squirrel

We couldn't let Squirrel Appreciation Day (21st of January) pass without doffing our caps to these agile, speedy, intelligent mammals and shining a spotlight on the grey and red squirrels that live in the UK.

Wilder Kent Strategy Bison calf by Donovan Wright
Bison calf by Donovan Wright

2023 – It’s Been Wild!

The launch of a podcast, the arrival of a bison calf, a mysterious totem pole and even a visit by the godfather of conservation himself, David Attenborough – 2023 has been wild for Kent Wildlife Trust!