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Old Chalk New Downs: Highlighting the strengths of partnership working to restore nature

… at Nashenden Down Nature Reserve and the addition of turtle dove seed mix extended the flowering time throughout the … florist diversity. The OCND project also supported the sites’ first reinstated pond, which was so successful that … to have work carried out as part of the OCND project, with community events taking place, works to extend the view and …

A rainbow over Dane Valley Woods

Biodiversity Net Gain for Farmers and Landowners in Kent

… The level of biodiversity on development sites will be determined through baseline assessments, using … government guidelines, you can sell BNG units and nutrient credits from the same land by stacking them. You can also …

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

3 Kent woodlands in crisis

… happened?  What was a beautiful bluebell woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bethersden, Hoad's … catastrophe.”  After several acres of the woodland were illegally felled, in July 2023 residents reported to the … this may start in late October. Wildlife, biodiversity and community engagement forms part of this tender process so …

image of flytipping at hoads wood

Rescue Hoads Wood

… unfolding in Hoad’s Wood, Ashford, Kent . This cherished site of natural beauty, designated as a Site of Special … (SSSI), is facing a dire situation due to rampant illegal waste-dumping on an industrial scale. What was once a … of more than 25 feet.  Despite previous warnings from the community  dating back as far as 2020, the situation began …

Building homes for barn owls

… – 30 boxes – now the difficult bit begins. Choosing a suitable site, and then heaving 20 kilos of box up into place. The … from the ground. So, our design followed carefully that recommended by the Barn Owl Trust , following their many years …

Iain, livestock checker, standing in front of konik ponies.

Meet the volunteers checking on our grazing animals

… today? We need to raise £120,000 by the end of April to scale up our Wilder Grazing programme and bring more land back … with the Amazing Grazing appeal … What inspired you to become a livestock checker? What first attracted you to the … who are allocated an agreed day of the week and an agreed site with Livestock on that site by the Livestock Ranger.  I …

Highland Cow

Amazing Grazing appeal: Help our herd transform wild spaces

… Without investing in the programme now, we won’t be able to continue investing in the growth and development of … our own reserves, we will simply continue to graze existing sites until opportunities for investment arise.  … The … with confidence. As with everything we do, we're committed to the highest standards of animal welfare, and we …

Our plans for Polhill

… offers us a unique opportunity to restore an additional 26 acres of arable land into a rare and biodiverse habitat in Sevenoaks, … … First year  The first year is all about establishing the site and getting it sowing the metaphorical (and sometimes …

Bird box

How to build a bird box

… design for a nestbox. Birds do not insist on their nest sites being mathematically precise! What they do require is … site which is secure and weatherproof, and as safe as possible from predators. So, make the box to suit the materials … This should cover the join between the roof and back plate completely, so it is waterproof. Nail the rubber into the …

Coastal chalk erosion including cliff, cave, stack, arch and chalk reef platform. Whiteness, Broadstairs.

National Marine Week: The North East Kent Marine Protected Area

Learn more about our nature reserves … National Marine Week: … with an extensive coastal and intertidal environment comprising elements of the eastern Thames Estuary, the … the previously designated North East Kent European Marine Site, the Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone and Sandwich …