Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.
I have been a BeeWalk volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) since 2024. I have also been a Kent Wildlife Trust volunteer joining the Pine Marten project at Bedgebury in 2025. I live near Queendown Warren and the South East Area Manager (BBCT) was interested in how a chalk cliff area traditionally managed for butterflies supported bumblebees in this rare habitat.
Koniks (sometimes referred to as Konik Polski) are a non-native primitive breed that originate from Poland. They are a descendant of the tarpan, a type of European wild horse that went extinct in the 19th century. They have been bred for almost 80 years to be the ideal breed for use in conservation grazing, specifically for traits of hardiness, longevity and ease of handling, and are used successfully across Europe in conservation grazing schemes.
One of the main methods that seeds use to disperse themselves is through animals. Read more about the importance of this & how it happens.
Winter may not be the season for surveying, but it is the perfect moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the extraordinary insect life found across Kent Wildlife Trust reserves.
Hibernation, brumation, and torpor - these 6 species adopt these survival strategies to survive the long, cold UK winters.
Did you know, mistletoe is a hemiparasitic plant - meaning they attach to their host using a structure called the haustorium. They're fascinating plants with a rich cultural history. Learn more in this blog.
Nina Jones, former Protected Area Warden at Sandwich and Pegwell Bay shares some of the best birds to look out for on the way back to the UK for their winter stay.
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.
