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… Kent's LWS system ensures we recognise sites that are important for biodiversity across Kent. Some … biodiversity, others improve, whilst new locations can become important. Nature is dynamic, messy, adaptable and complex, which makes it wildly exciting! It doesn’t …

… Read more … What you need to know about Local Wildlife Sites … Kent’s landscape is diverse. From the rolling chalk … Unlike statutory sites like SSSIs, LWSs do not receive legal protection although the importance of international, … Planning Policy Framework says protection should be “commensurate with their status and give[s] appropriate …

… a vital tool for the delivery of BNG within our county. … Learn more … Robbie Still The Digital Development team work … Nature Based Solutions, Richard Bloor, in a “call for green sites” across Kent in response to the announcement of BNG. … for the delivery of off-site BNG. Whilst I cannot take any credit for the concept of register nor its technical …

… Learn more about volunteering … Being a Volunteer Trainee Local Wildlife Sites Assistant … Local Wildlife Site volunteer trainee … now. General office duties have obviously formed a large component of the role; a successful scheme can’t run …

… More news … Call for Swanscombe Marshes to be designated a Site of Special Scientific … dry bare earth, which is vital for invertebrates, to complex wetlands, which support a great diversity of birds, …

… Learn more about woodlands … As part of their aim to assess the current species presence and potential of the site to support a range of taxa, ecological surveys have … and red-legged partridge, amongst others. The red-listed common cuckoo and eurasian woodcock have been recorded, and …

… nature restoration and to be used as strategically as possible – e.g. linked to making the Local Nature Recovery Network … something real and effective on-the-ground as a major component of delivering on the UK’s 30x30 international … how they can  avoid   impacts (including, critically, off-site ones like pollution, and their contribution to …

… nationally important lizard orchids, skylark, turtle dove and amazing fungi and lichens. … Join our email list … and rethink the future of the park - one that boosts income in a way that doesn't harm the site's unique habitats and the nationally scarce species …

… Dexter cattle return to historic site after 60-years … The Dexter Cattle, supplied by Kent … site visits, learning about the Trust’s Grazing Plan and Community Engagement strategy and will now go on to help the …

… We need to raise £120,000 by the end of April to scale up our Wilder Grazing programme and bring more land back … that would otherwise be excluded in a machinery-based site management scheme. … Dung beetles and dung pat … of the soil. These tunnels are also good for opening up compacted soils so plant roots can penetrate more deeply. …

… begins to measure the baseline biodiversity value of the site. Using the project plans, another measurement will be … ensure a 10% increase in biodiversity, removing any obstacles that may prevent the local planning authority from … offsite, they must resort to buying statutory biodiversity credits from the government. However, this should be …

… the conservation work we have done at Heather Corrie Vale since attaining validation against the Wilder Carbon … by Soil Association Certification. … Setting up the site for success In the last year at Heather Corrie Vale, … wildlife will start to call it home.  … Carbon capture and credits at Heather Corrie Vale Heather Corrie Vale is one of …