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.
Wildlife volunteers brave freezing conditions to ensure their flock flourishes under dusting of snow
Staff and volunteers at Kent Wildlife Trust braved sub-zero temperatures this morning, Monday 12th December, to ensure the animals grazing over the charity’s nature reserves were thriving in the frosty conditions.
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
‘Significant’ theft from wildlife charity in Sevenoaks will have far-reaching impacts
Thousands of pounds worth of gardening and power tools were stolen from Kent Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve in Sevenoaks.
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.
Gates stolen at Nashenden nature reserve putting 200 animals at risk
At 8am on the 12th November 2022, Kent Wildlife Trust took a call from a walker who had discovered that many of the gates at Nashenden Down nature reserve in Rochester had been stolen leaving over 200 sheep and pigs at risk of escape and injury.