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… a greener future … The Nature 2030 campaign is urging us to ask political leaders to make 5 General Election pledges … due to its rich agricultural tradition and diverse farming practices. The county includes 85% of land classified … and is home to some of the largest and most well-known companies in the UK. Kent’s businesses cover an amazingly …

… Subscribe to our Speak Up for Nature mailing list to get exclusive … register. The deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming 2024 General Election is Tuesday 18 June at 11.59pm .  …

… is a Wild About Garden volunteer who has opened her garden to the public. To mark National Gardening Week (1-7 May), … a feast for the eyes It all starts with healthy soil and compost-making. Micro-organisms and invertebrates in soil … As the hellebores start to fade, the cowslips in the mini-meadow come into bloom. Hairy footed flower bees are …

… Chalk downland infographic … Listen to this blog post … Scrub and bushes  Typical chalk … share the distinctive white fringes around their wings, framed by black lines.  The adonis blue overwinters as a … and hoverflies  Of course, with any wildflower-rich habitat comes a variety of bees and hoverflies that play a …

… of a podcast, the arrival of a bison calf, a mysterious totem pole and even a visit by the godfather of conservation … Looking forward to 2024, there is so much more to come and so much more to say as we head towards a general … windscreens as a way of monitoring insect populations. Alarmingly the survey revealed that insects had declined by 75% …

… Read more blog posts … Two book recommendations for Mental Health Awareness Week … This year's … by Joe Harkness As someone who regularly uses birdwatching to relax and to help maintain my own mental wellbeing, I … more the relationship and connection builds – the art of mindful birdwatching. Joe also talks about wildlife …

… schools talk about a Wilder Kent & what nature means to them. … Wilder Schools Video … Learn more about Education … lapwing, adder, man orchid, water crowfoot and brown trout. Community engagement is crucial to the success of the … joined Wild Team outside to play some games about habitat fragmentation and climate change. Next, we set off to the …

… a quarter acre or more of Lydden Temple Ewell, you can become a champion for chalk grassland and every species that relies on its survival, now home to the Tiree Twist, thought extinct in England since 1952. … … to nature. This rich habitat is now very rare and fragmented, largely due to changes in traditional …

… Dover’s grazed chalk downlands) provides a natural service to the farming industry by removing animal faeces (and related … health, and biodiversity. … We are working with the local community including local livestock farmers, …

… Related blog posts … Why Bugs Matter & what you can do to help … This is Talk on the Wild Side. I'm Rob Smith, and … wide range of drivers of insect decline and they're fairly common ones that we all know for other biodiversity as well. … severely.  Climate change as well, combined with habitat fragmentation. So with a warming climate, insects and other …

… conservation grazers, looking after their welfare, and monitoring the impact of their work all takes funding. Without … with confidence. As with everything we do, we're committed to the highest standards of animal welfare, and we … the herd’s reach. To do this, we need to install vital infrastructure and improve grazing systems.  … A success story …

… a wide range of skills, experience and expertise, vital to holding the financial and legal responsibility for … the Trust does. From a range of backgrounds, they come together with a shared commitment to Kent Wildlife … to the Trust. … Nick is Deputy Director for Land Use at Defra, responsible for leading the UK Government's policy …