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… At Kent Wildlife Trust, we are working hard to create a Wilder Kent, but this isn’t something we can do … is to Inspire and Collaborate: working with people and communities across Kent to take meaningful action for … rest of their lives. By teaching them of the importance and fragility of nature at an early age, we aim to create a …

… years ago … Innovative citizen science project using 'splatometer' tests finds 50% fewer insects in Kent since 2004 … … in our environment, and how to measure landscape-scale outcomes of conservation work. One aim of the project is to … in Kent, South East England at two points in a 15 year timeframe. The technique was first trialled by the Royal Society …

… of the red-billed chough in Dover. … Paul Hadaway, Director of Conservation, says : "The UK is one of the most … the chalk grassland habitat in the Dover area continues, aiming to create suitable environments for the chough and … Heritage, Kent Wildlife Trust, the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, and the Western Heights Preservation …

… the county. … Alison continued: “It was disappointing to see how revelers had left Bluebell Hill; they had created … popular with dog walkers and the sparklers had been poked into hedgerows in a way that could stab and injure a dog … Trust has also reiterated a request for people to refrain from dumping their post-Halloween pumpkins in the …

… Learn more … New Roadside Nature Reserve in Tonbridge … A new urban RNR in Tonbridge is designated this … present on the verge along with other flowers such as common bird’s-foot-trefoil and ox-eye daisy. … Our new signs … and chalk grassland. They also help provide a network of ‘mini meadows’ to allow insects such as bees and butterflies …

… More ways you can help wildlife … There are estimated to be more than 15 million gardens in the UK, covering an area greater than all of the UK’s nature reserves combined. Our gardens and public green spaces are vitally … largest being the noctule which weighs the same as four £1 coins, and the smallest is the pipistrelle , which weighs as …

… earth from volcanoes or get heated up again and change into something new a bit like a butterfly changing from a … We discovered the Kent Rock display beside the long grass mini-beast area shows all the different types of rocks that … together by making a kind of glue. This is formed as they become squashed down by the weight of grains on top of them. …

… Kent Wildlife Trust renews appeal for dogs to be kept on lead after goat dies in attack … Kent Wildlife Trust has clear signage at all entrance points to the reserve instructing visitors to keep dogs on leads, … current measures to protect its animals. The public is reminded that even well-behaved dogs can cause significant …

… Bee-friendly Plants … It’s a gardener’s greatest joy, to watch the bees visit their flowers in the spring and to … with the pesticide at a nursery, the neonics will be coming out in the pollen and nectar of that plant for two …

… Nature Reserve this August. … No bison are heading to Hothfield, but longhorn cattle, another conservation … cutlery, and thanks to their translucency, lamps. Their seemingly aggressive appearance is deceptive; centuries of … drops to overwinter in the ground litter. Everyone is welcome to visit Hothfield Heathlands but please remember that …

… Festival events … The Wilder Blean Initiative … Sign up to hear more about our events … We're celebrating the … 9 - 13 July.  Visit the brand new Bison Bridges on a guided tour with one of the Bison Ranger team, connect to the … out Forest Bathing, or bring the family to meet Alice Hemming and Nancy Leschnikoff for a morning of activities …

… If you go down to the woods today, will they still be there? … Save our … our reserve wardens.  Talia Sherrin-Gates, Head of Income Generation at Kent Wildlife Trust, says:  “The … We are losing these precious wildlife habitats at an alarming rate and we are seeing a huge decline in species in …