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English Oak

Nature-based Solutions - more than trees and not just carbon

… for wildlife conservation. What does this entail? Read on to find out. … However, these two heavily inter-linked … to make the impacts of Covid -19 on people look like a minor blip. Climate Change already gives the current … However, this ignores various important subtleties. Commercial forestry is driven by short-term economics.  Not …

MP slams National Grid’s “disingenuous” Sea Link Proposal

… Grid whatsoever as he calls for full ecological surveys to be carried out before plans for offshore cable are … not hold back his disdain for the multi-million-pound company, who have failed to mitigate previous developments … Kingsnorth is an obvious option. The Dutch offshore their infrastructure for projects such as this and do it very …

Reflections on Black History Month Part 2

… Related blog posts … Reflections on Black History Month Part 2 … Jade Williams, Community Organising Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust follows … a speech whilst waist deep in the ocean as part of the COP26 climate conference, demonstrating what the future may …

Blean Vegetation May 2022

Creating the Blean Wildscape vision

… Our collective vision for The Blean Wildscape is to be a biologically rich, extensive, connected, and … can be experienced, and nature is at the heart of healthy communities with a thriving green economy. … Our vision … … about the Blean Wildscape … Related blogs & news … This now fragmented landscape wraps around the historic city of …

Mindful photography

Weekend Wellness: Mindful Photography at Sevenoaks

… 3DH … Step away from the rush and give yourself a morning to breathe, wander, and really see the world around you. On … Reserve, you’ll use nothing more than your camera phone to slow down, look closer, and capture the details most … capture the details most people miss. … Weekend Wellness: Mindful Photography at Sevenoaks …

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How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow

… Feverfew Meadowset Teasel Betany Field Scabious Musk mallow Toadflax Foxglove Bird’s-foot-trefoil Tufted vetch Bladder … Scentless mayweed Oxeye-daisy White campion Wild carrot Common agrimony Greater knapweed Purple loosestrife Red … are powered by fossil fuels! … How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow …

A rainbow over Dane Valley Woods

Biodiversity Net Gain for Farmers and Landowners in Kent

… will be determined through baseline assessments, using Defra's biodiversity metric, to evaluate the existing biodiversity. Defra's Metric … metrics together to help calculate the best possible income potential for your land. … The amount of money …

Blossoms Shows the Power of Painting Green

… Shows the Power of Painting Green … Our Painting The Town Green Project paid a visit to Blossoms Nursery and … with bulbs which will flower in the Spring, and topped with miniature firs and winter pansies; a beehive-shaped compost bin to enable families to bring veg scrapings from …

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How to make a bee hotel

… If you can make a bee hotel, the female mason bee will come to you! … We look after over 90 nature reserves across … bee hotel: Cut the plank into four to make a rectangular frame that the stems will sit inside. Drill guide holes for …

View of houses across agricultural land

Biodiversity Net Gain for Communities

… Trust Group (KWTG)’s strategy sees BNG as a key mechanism to fund nature restoration and to be used as strategically … something real and effective on-the-ground as a major component of delivering on the UK’s 30x30 international … for ensuring good high quality BNG. These plans serve as a framework for development in the local area and offer an …