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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.

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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.

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• Action for Nature

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.

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Charity appeal to purchase land in Lamberhurst moves one step closer to reality after media coverage results in major donation 

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As cases of bluetongue begin to rise, Kent Wildlife Trust has taken the decisive step to vaccinate its livestock against it, safeguarding the health of its sheep and breeding cattle.

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The appeal to purchase over 400 acres in Lamberhurst has raised £87,000 of its £500,000 target

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Kent Wildlife Trust renews appeal for dogs to be kept on lead after goat dies in attack

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Presence of highly protected and often trafficked eel confirmed at Minster Marshes

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Leading conservation groups and campaigners have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to challenge misleading claims made in his recent editorial for The Telegraph regarding housing development in Ebbsfleet.

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National Grid applies for Development Consent Order for Sea Link project

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