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September on Hothfield Heathlands

… sightings in recent months, the work volunteers are doing to remove bracken and how this all impact the wider management of the last remaining fragments of heathland we have left in Kent. … These sites belong to everyone, and it is everyone’s duty to protect them for …

Salad burnet

… Salad burnet … Sanguisorba minor … A low-growing herb of chalk and limestone grassland, Salad burnet lives up to its name - it is a popular addition to salads and smells …

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Volunteering for Wellbeing

… ‘Volunteering: A Natural Health Service’ a report examining the effects of volunteering on mental health. … …

A meadow brown butterfly

Biodiversity Net Gain

… through this consultation: many of the proposed changes to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) appear to be driven by the … modifications to BNG delivery would result in improved outcomes for growth and nature in tandem, this does not require … nature as an obstacle rather than recognising it as vital infrastructure, essential to long-term resilience and …

Lesser stitchwort

… Lesser stitchwort … Stellaria graminea … Look for the pretty, star-shaped, white flowers of … in woodlands and meadows, and along hedgerows and roadside verges in spring. Its flowers are smaller than those of …

Common osier

Common osier … Salix viminalis … The Common osier is a small willow tree that is found in fens … its twigs, which are used in traditional basket-making. … Common osier …

Marden Meadows: A legacy of a species-rich meadow

… been lost in the last 75 years. Your support will help us to protect this precious, rare habitat, securing a safe space for wildflowers to bloom for years to come. … Help protect British meadows … Learn about other … your dedication text.  … This idyllic reserve serves to remind visitors of just how much of this classic English …

Violet ground beetle

Violet ground beetle

… problematicus … Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in …

Common Water-measurer

Common water-measurer

Common water-measurer … Hydrometra stagnorum … Found in ponds and marshes, the fragile look of the Common water-measurer belies its fierce nature. A predator of small insects, it uses the vibrations of the water's …

Strawberry anemone

… Strawberry anemone … Actinia fragacea … This large anemone is found on rocky shores …

Tansy beetle

Tansy beetle

… Tansy beetle … Chrysolina graminis … This jewel like leaf beetle is an incredibly scarce …

Frog orchid

… Frog orchid … Dactylorhiza viridis … This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily …