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Heidi, Eddie, and Hannah, bison rangers standing in their uniforms.

Meet the bison team

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Meet the bison rangers of the Wilder Blean project and learn about what their role entails. This project is the first of it's kind in the UK, introducing european bison to an ancient woodland to restore natural processes. The bison rangers are out on site…

Chiffchaff on a branch
©️Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography

Top migratory birds to spot this spring

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Have you heard an extra harmony in the dawn chorus recently? You might be hearing the passerines (songbirds) that have been migrating north to breed after spending the winter feeding in warmer climates.

Bumblebee and a bluebell
©️Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography

The magical bluebell weeks - May on Hothfield Heathlands

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The glossy green spears that pierced dense leaf litter in late winter are now transformed into sheets of violet-purple-blue in the woodland edges of the reserve. The magical bluebell weeks began fairly early, a soft scent and a flood of colour that…

A logo that reads 'Save our chalk streams' in front of an image of a river up close.

Why chalk streams must be granted irreplaceable habitat status

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Chalk streams are among the most precious and rare freshwater ecosystems on Earth, which we are so lucky to enjoy across Kent. They are characterised by their crystal-clear, mineral-rich waters, filtered through ancient chalk bedrock, which support a…

Yellow hammer with lunch
©️ Val Butcher

April on Hothfield Heathlands - Highland cows and nesting birds

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We are into full nesting season including the birds who nest on the ground or very low down in scrub, which is over half of Britain’s breeding species including the stonechat, robin, blackbird, skylark, yellow hammer, tree pipit and chiff chaff, not to…