Conservationists and local volunteers are celebrating after Old Park and Chequers Wood, a unique green space on the eastern fringe of Canterbury, has been officially designated as a Local Wildlife Site (LWS).
Coalition, backed by Sir Roger Gale MP, warn flawed application places unreasonable burden on charities, local authorities, and communities.
Since May, an army of citizen scientists has been embarking on a unique mission - counting bug splats on car number plates to help monitor the health of the UK and republic of Ireland’s insect populations.
Conservationists celebrate landmark moment in bid to return red-billed choughs to South East England.
A moth species long thought to be extinct in England has made a dramatic return, rediscovered at local conservation charity Kent Wildlife Trust’s Lydden Temple Ewell Reserve near Dover after a 73-year absence.
Kent Wildlife Trust is calling on the public to take action before Monday 23 deadline.
The Bugs Matter survey determined bug splats on number plates have fallen by 67% since the app was launched in 2021. Conservationists describe the outlook for Kent as “seriously concerning” but acknowledge that more data is required to determine long-term trends Bug splats declined 13% from 2023 to 2024, following sharper drops of 51% in 2023 and 27% in 2022. This shows the rate of decline has slowed and it may even flatten or reverse next year.
Conservationists and local volunteers are celebrating as Dane Valley Woods, an important green oasis nestled between a large housing estate and a railway line in Margate, has officially been designated as a Local Wildlife Site.
Kent Wildlife Trust is encouraging people to register as an interested party and stand up for nature after the Planning Inspector accepted the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Sea Link Project, an environmentally harmful scheme which will impact East Kent.
Charity appeal to purchase land in Lamberhurst moves one step closer to reality after media coverage results in major donation
