Wilder Kent Blog

Learn more about the rarest of the milkworts, this perrenial plant grows on chalky grassland and limestone pastures in Kent.

Ladybirds are probably our most familiar beetles – and also some of the most popular. They’re known as the gardener’s friend, as many hunt the aphids that occasionally feed on our prized plants. Take a closer look in this blog!

I have to admit how little I knew about slugs and snails before reading the latest Wild About Gardens guide. The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have given these incredible creatures a reputation makeover. Discover for yourself these magnificent molluscs and the benefits they bring to our gardens.

Atlantic salmon are drifting towards extinction, but we can help them leap back from the brink.

In this blog, we'll take a closer look at why beavers are so important for the UK's biodiversity and why their return to Kent is not just a nostalgic journey but a crucial step towards restoring our natural heritage.

This World Wildlife Day we would love to celebrate the incredible wildlife we have in Kent but we know that we're loosing more wildlife and wild spaces every day. So this year we felt it was more important to join forces with others to show what our county might look like without wildlife. Read on to learn more.

Education Manager Tom White tells us about his first experience seeing a beaver in the wild.

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK.