Wilder Kent Blog

Our Marine Officer Alice Morley talks about the newly designated Marine Conservation Zones and what comes next for us here at Kent Wildlife Trust.

Zoe Rawlins shares an account of her family's most recent rambles around the Kent countryside, where they enjoyed beautiful woodland walks and spectacular views across the North Downs, with a bit of history thrown in.

Climate change is considered to be one of the biggest long term threats to our natural environment and is one of the major challenges facing Kent Wildlife Trust as we plan for the future.

All of us are witnessing global political, socio-economic and environmental changes on a scale which screams at us the importance of conserving habitats and species which form the life support systems of our planet.

With its wide-open expanse of shingle beach, Dungeness is a unique wildlife habitat and makes for a family day out with a difference, writes Zoe Rawlins

Taming rowdy kids (especially when school’s out) is tough work, so pull on the wellie boots and explore the picturesque Kent countryside on a family ramble. It’s fun, free, improves fitness - and is even more enjoyable when there’s the promise of good food at a family-friendly pub en route, says Zoe Rawlins

Kent Wildlife Trust Volunteer Margery Thomas explains the nature of heathland habitat at our stunning Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve and how our volunteer teams help us to protect this important and beautiful reserve.

At the start of 2018 Guardians of the Deep project officer Zoë Stevenson set herself a challenge; try and use no plastic bottles for the entire year. This is how she got on.