Wilder Blean Project seeks new Bison and Conservation Grazing Rangers
The Wilder Blean project is seeking to recruit two bison and conservation grazing rangers at an ancient woodland near Canterbury, Kent UK.
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Wilder Blean Project celebrates World Rewilding Day with release of grazing animals
Exmoor ponies, Iron-age pigs and Long-horn cattle are roaming alongside wild bison following their release into woodland in Canterbury.
First Wilder Carbon projects validated by Soil Association Certification
Wilder Carbon is a landmark new initiative developed by Kent Wildlife Trust which aims to rapidly scale up native habitat restoration in the UK by leveraging green carbon finance.
Discovery by wildlife watcher in Ashford described as ‘exciting and significant’ by conservation charity
An eagle-eyed wildlife watcher captured a video of a beaver on the river at Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Ashford.
Citizen science programme suggests dramatic decline in Kent insect numbers, as UK Government approve the use of lethal pesticides
Conservationists have described the outlook in Kent as "alarming", with the county's reduction in insect numbers higher than the national average.
Nature recovery needs Government's new plan to succeed - but wildlife declines will persist
Dramatic increase of £1.2bn extra per year is needed to restore nature say Kent Wildlife Trust
Canterbury listed as one of Britain’s top 10 places driving positive change in 2022 thanks to wilding project in Blean
The city of Canterbury has been highlighted as one of the top 10 places in Britain to drive positive change in 2022.
Scale of nature and climate crises undermined by low ambition farm payments
Today the Government has announced new payments for farmers which raise serious questions as to whether we’ll see any better environmental outcomes now than the era of the much-derided Common Agricultural Policy.
Joy to the Blean the bull has come, the herd received their king!
The Wilder Blean bison family is complete as bull from Germany finally meets the herd, just in time for Christmas
Further insect number declines in 2022 – a long-term trend or the result of record summer temperatures?
The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle number plates between 2004 and 2022 across the UK, highlighting the urgent need for more, large-scale research on insects, and action to reverse declines in their abundance.