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Bugs Matter: The national citizen science survey

… Thank you so much to everyone who took part in 2025. Together you recorded … Kent is suffering higher rates of insect number declines compared to the UK as a whole. Read more here and see the … … What have we found in previous years? … News … The 2026 survey season starts on 1 April The UK’s popular insect …

Campfire close up with someone toasting marshmellows over it

Family Event: Halloween Fun at West Blean

… & Thornden Woods, Thornden Wood Road, Canterbury, CT6 7NZ … Come and join us at West Blean for some seasonal wildlife crafting, a spooky trail and a warming campfire amongst the trees this Halloween. … Come and join us at West Blean for some seasonal wildlife …

Nature's Sure Connected

… of land managed for wildlife at a landscape scale? In order to develop an approach to answering this question, we … theoretical results. A connectivity modelling tool is a computer software package that can look at existing habitat … in conservation practice" … The Nature’s Sure Connected framework was presented to project stakeholders at a …

The Geology of Reculver Country Park

… now … Reculver Country Park, Ocean View car park, Bishopstone Glen, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6QF Meeting point: Outside the King Ethelbert Public House, Reculver, Herne Bay … used in buildings and shore defences around Reculver and examine a classic coastal cliff section. … Discover the …

Kent Wildlife Trust reflect on King’s speech and what it means for nature in the county

… in the county … With proposals for a new Planning and Infrastructure Bill to accelerate the delivery of high-quality infrastructure, … Kent Wildlife Trust calls for a land use framework to be developed in the UK. … Kent Wildlife Trust reflect on …

The Geology of Reculver Country Park

… now … Reculver Country Park, Ocean View car park, Bishopstone Glen, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6QF Meeting point: Outside the King Ethelbert Public House, Reculver, Herne Bay … used in buildings and shore defences around Reculver and examine a classic coastal cliff section. … Discover the …

The journey to choughs: 40 years of chalk grassland restoration

… spread of certain plant species and allowing many others to thrive. In order to mimic this ancient activity, we have … farming practices, chemical treatments and habitat fragmentation have all contributed to its loss. By the late … grassland restoration, showing what is possible when we commit to protecting and connecting these habitats. The …

Introducing Downe Bank Nature Reserve: the sleepy wildflower meadow that captured the hearts of the Planet Earth III crew

… Become a member, donate, or support us by volunteering … Help … by Kent Wildlife Trust, Downe Bank Nature Reserve is historically significant due to the studies conducted there by … the brown argus butterfly, and wild cherry. The filming for Sir David’s introduction of Planet Earth III took …

Heather Corrie Vale: One year on

… the last year at Heather Corrie Vale, we’ve installed the infrastructure for the site, including hundreds of metres of fencing around the perimeter to contain the livestock that we desperately need as a … We’ve also been liaising with the neighbours and the local communities so they’re aware of what we’re doing and why …

Hoad's wood fly tipping pile with blue plastic containers in foreground

3 Kent woodlands in crisis

… were illegally felled, in July 2023 residents reported to the authorities that truckloads of industrial waste were … tonnes of waste. This isn’t just fly-tipping, this is criminality on an organised crime scale. What did we do? … this may start in late October. Wildlife, biodiversity and community engagement forms part of this tender process so …

Team Building Days

… Wilder Team Away Days are a wonderful way to immerse your team in nature for a day of fresh air and creativity. Choose your own combination of activities delivered by Kent Wildlife Trust’s … benefits of spending time in the great outdoors with some mindful bird watching or a walk to engage your senses. Take …

Darent Valley Farmer Cluster

… We, at the Quadrangle, are really grateful to be included in the Darent Valley farm cluster. We are not … on our own farm independently. … We need the support of committed local volunteers to help sustainably carry out … Farmer Cluster, securing funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme for a Landscape Scale …