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.
UK risks major embarrassment on global stage at nature COP15 as wildlife declines at home
Kent Wildlife Trust urges MPs to back ambitious nature recovery targets
Into the wild – another milestone for Wilder Blean bison herd as they explore new woodland area in Canterbury
The gates of West Blean Woods have now been fully opened to the UK’s first free-roaming bison. The herd was released into 5 hectares of the ancient Canterbury woodland back in July.
Wildlife volunteers stood down after raw sewage pumped into sea off Margate
Charity volunteers have been forced to cancel a wildlife survey after raw sewage was pumped into the ocean off the coast of Margate.