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… Nature Journaling Engage with the natural world in a mindful and creative way at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve. Join … for a gentle guided walk through the landscape, taking time to pause, observe, and gather inspiration from the wildlife … Using simple journaling techniques, you’ll learn how to capture what you see, hear, and feel through sketching, …

… A local nature charity is giving voters in Weald the chance to hear from candidates vying to win seats at the upcoming general election. … Kent Wildlife Trust champions …

… Great spotted woodpecker … Dendrocopos major … The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display in spring. … Great …

… Orange-tip … Anthocharis cardamines … It’s easy to see where these butterflies get their … tips on their wings! See them from early spring through to summer in meadows, woodland and hedges. … Orange-tip …

… Project Administrator for the Darent Valley Landscape Recovery Pilot … …

… Hairy bitter-cress … Cardamine hirsuta … Hairy bitter-cress is an edible weed of rocky … ground. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife Trust event to try it. … Hairy …

… (heath spotted, southern marsh and a few large hybrids) to the heather or ling. As ever, we hope for a protracted … on the wind, the seed contains no nutrients to support germination so needs a mycorrhizal fungus to supply nutrients … articles for eight years. Recent recruits also received welcome packs. A great new initiative. In mid-July we enjoyed …

… Chiltern gentian … Gentianella germanica … Considered to be one of the prettiest gentians, the Chiltern … chalk grasslands, its purple, trumpet-shaped flowers blooming from August. … Chiltern gentian …

… We want to create a Wilder Kent, but we can't do it alone. You can … vision by supporting the work we do, working with your own communities and MPs, and taking individual actions for … this week joined 12,000 people from across the UK in Westminster for historic natural environment and climate lobby …

… Ash … Fraxinus excelsior … A common tree, ash is familiar to many …

… … The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it stores …

… Three-spined stickleback … Gasterosteus aculaeatus … A diminutive but aggressive predator, the three-spined stickleback hunts tadpoles and small …