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How Thakeham is making home development more sustainable

… environmentally-friendly - and to create more biodiverse sites than they started with. … Episode Transcript Rob … issue. We all want to live in a nice, safe, warm, comfortable home, but we hate it if somebody builds a new estate on … has to be either FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) or PEFC, which is a similar sort of certification scheme for the …

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage

… Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage … Chrysosplenium oppositifolium … The flowers of Opposite-leaved … gold' along riverbanks and streamsides in shady areas like wet woodlands. … Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage …

A path and metal structure amongst greenery at Chelsea Flower Show

The Richard Neame Local Wildlife Site Award 2014

… More news … The Richard Neame Local Wildlife Site Award 2014 … Congratulations are in order for Bredhurst … to nature conservation in Kent. … BWAG are very pleased to accept this award in recognition of the huge … Natural Beauty. These woods have been managed by local people for centuries, and BWAG continue this tradition today by …

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Wildlife Ark Nature Reserves

… a Nature Reserve near you … Some of the Wildlife Arks we reccomend Each Wildlife Ark serves as a testament to our … generations. Visiting our reserves … This ancient woodland site sits on top of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With beautiful grassland valleys on one side, and the Forestry England woodland on the …

Lodge Hill

… Latest update Homes England have announced that they have scaled back their plans for Lodge Hill from 2,000 to 500 houses, avoiding any direct loss of the Site of Special Scientific Interest. While we still have … for development applications nationwide. The mitigation and compensation that would be necessary is untested, and …

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Biodiversity Net Gain

… Country Planning Act development but exemptions and small sites. The Government said there would be a 2 year implementation period for mandatory BNG once the Environment … on-site, off-site or via a new statutory biodiversity credits scheme; and National register for net gain delivery …

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

Our Plans for Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

… angling take a more active part in the visitor experience onsite to ensure more people can engage with nature. Our plans for wilding, including … the support from BDAS in working with us to do this is welcome. … There is an urgent need to create a new visitor …

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Save Swanscombe

… The historic use of the site has led to a unique mosaic of habitats that supports an … diversity of wildlife. The importance of the Swanscombe Peninsula for nature was recognised by Natural England …

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Help save Oaken Wood

… shared their views. You can still visit KCC’s Kent Mineral Sites Plan consultation page to register to receive updates … to December 2022 in which operators, landowners, and relevant stakeholders were invited by KCC to nominate sites … than the losses from HS2 and the Lower Thames Crossing combined. It is the biggest single development threat to …

Sevenoaks Greensand Commons

… home to Westerham Mines, which provide a crucial roosting site for rare bat species, including Whiskered bat, Brandt’s bat and Brown long-eared bat. Napoleonic allotments also remain at Hosey Common, which were … to improve engagement by opening public access through 26km improved footpaths and bridleways. Clear signage will …

The view across the lakes at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve in summer.

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and Harrison Visitor Centre

… As well as our regularly-scheduled Nature Tots and Forest School events at Sevenoaks, we … to the refurbished Harrison Visitor Centre! This 73 hectare site was the first example of a gravel pit site being … including the common garden birds, warblers such as chiffchaffs and blackcaps, woodpeckers (all 3 species including …