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Wilder Kent Awards

Wilder Kent Award winners 2022

… Over the last year, schools, community groups and town councils across Kent have been … Westerham Town Council Singleton Spaces Walmer Town Council Minster Church of England Primary School Heath Farm School …

Nature Heroes - Tawny the Pony

… grazing animals across our reserves, it is important visitors act responsibly by keeping their distance from them, … Nature Reserve, browsing and munching on whatever he comes across. Exmoors are a hardy British native pony breed, … their surroundings.    … "Whilst our animals are free-roaming, their welfare remains at the heart of what we do. They …

Wilder Kent Awards

Wilder Kent Award Winners 2023

… We would like to show our commendation to the organisations who are just starting out … were delighted to see these schools and community groups coming together on occasions, working in collaboration with …

Our drone use policy

… . Any application must include:  Proof of valid drone operator qualifications (e.g. A2 CofC or GVC)  A current public liability insurance … Public safety and experience: Drones can cause discomfort or concern for other visitors and compromise the …

Why European bison?

… in a way that no other animal can. In Blean woods, we need to encourage more light to the woodland floor and increase … they eat in the woodland produces less greenhouse gasses compared to traditional conservation grazers like sheep and … in each section. Cows, horses and pigs will be freely roaming within the site. Cows and horses have been used for …

Reflections from a Train Window…

… different ages of growth, providing a tiered structure to the coupes or cants within them we would not have these … other funding to spend on the landscape, habitats, species, communities and built heritage. Looking at it from the train … beds with that distinctive lazy v shape to their wings reminded me that when I started watching birds thirty odd …

My volunteering story

… Read more about volunteering … My volunteering story … During Volunteers' Week 2017, one of our long serving … means to him and looks to the future. … Volunteers come from all walks of life and are bonded by a passion to … It is such a good cause and you will be meeting with likeminded folk and making friends. How much time you choose to

Wilder Kent Awards Submission Guide

… When you follow the link to the online JotForm, you should arrive at a page that … and can print/save a copy of your responses: … We would recommend saving a copy of your responses as a pdf into your … year if you choose to apply for the Wilder Kent Awards 2026. When you’re all done, you will receive an email to

Coombe Down - Dover Castle

Dover on the Defensive

… … Funding … What is Dover on the Defensive? With thanks to Kent Coastal Communities Revival Fund, Kent Wildlife Trust is … Taking notice of nature can encourage us to be more mindful and aware.  Incorporating the five ways to wellbeing …

What’s the difference between bugs and beetles?

… veins and forewings thickened at the base  Antennas composed of 4-5 segments.  Unlike beetles, bugs don’t go … eggs as nymphs (juveniles). They then moult their exoskeleton several times as they grow.  Most bugs are … them, life as we know it would simply collapse.  It’s alarming, then, to know that bug and beetle populations are …