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An artistic celebration of the ground-breaking Wilder Blean project, in which wild bison will be released into a Canterbury woodland, has been unveiled around the city.

Wildlife charities are asking people in Kent to count the number of insects splattered on their number plate to help experts fully understand local insect populations.

Canterbury artists have joined forces with Kent Wildlife Trust to celebrate the Wilder Blean Project, a pioneering initiative in which bison will roam West Blean and Thornden Woods.

Over six months have passed since the landmark Environment Act was enacted – the first dedicated environmental legislation for nearly 30 years and the first time England has set legally binding targets for nature’s recovery.

A citizen-science survey, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, has found that the abundance of flying insects in Kent has plummeted by over 70% over the last 17 years; highlighting a worrying trend and the crucial need for insect-focussed conservation research, nationwide.

Kent Wildlife Trust are delighted to showcase new pond dipping platforms at Tyland Barn Nature Park, the charity’s headquarters in Maidstone, Kent.

Plans to build a theme park on top of 100 hectares of a nationally important wildlife site have been withdrawn at the eleventh hour.

A coalition of charities has welcomed the decision by BBC Studios and ITV Studios to withdraw their support for a proposed theme park in North Kent that would have a devastating impact on a nationally important wildlife site.