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A woman in a high-vis checking on cows at Ham Fen nature reserve.

A day in the life of a Livestock Checker

… We need to raise £120,000 by the end of April to scale up our Wilder Grazing programme and bring more land back … about the best bits and challenges the work brings! … All sites are different, with some more arduous than others, but … cow! Liz has a poor sense of direction, so once checks are complete the challenge for her is to know the way back out …

Volunteers needed to help cows after rubbish dumped at Darenth Valley beauty spot

… needed to help cows after rubbish dumped at Darenth Valley beauty spot … Kent Wildlife Trust is appealing for … remove rubbish from Heather Corrie Vale nature reserve, Dareth Valley after cows were found to be grazing in areas … cans that are left behind for us to collect. These are big sites and though we check them every day, it is easy to miss …

West Bank Wreckage

Marine Conservation Zones

… to the protection of your local marine environment whilst learning about all the things that live on the seashore. … … To date, the Government has formally designated 10 recommended Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) around Kent.   … data as evidence to back up the designation of the proposed sites.   Here at KWT we did targeted surveys to fill gaps in …

Golden leaves and woodland crafts at Forest School

… Read more blog posts … Golden leaves and woodland crafts at Forest School … Autumn is one … leaves and clear blue skies. … 79% of children reported better relationships with their classmates. … We offer Nature … and family events all year round. We have three main sites from which we run Forest School sessions all year …

Four people bird watching with binoculars.

A team day out to Dane Valley Woods

… It's a TARDIS of a site – it feels much bigger on the inside - easy to lose yourself in nature. … A wonderful case study of community-led nature recovery, creating a uniquely wild space just a …

Woodland near Park Gate Down

Kent Wildlife Trust launches huge appeal to save Kent’s woodlands

… track increases in bio-abundance and ongoing management of sites, including supporting our reserve wardens.  Talia Sherrin-Gates, Head of Income Generation at Kent Wildlife Trust, says:  “The ambitious target of this appeal really does reflect the urgency of the situation. We are losing these …

New Roadside Nature Reserve in Tonbridge

Learn more … New Roadside Nature Reserve in Tonbridge … A … present on the verge along with other flowers such as common bird’s-foot-trefoil and ox-eye daisy. … Our new signs … There are currently over 150 Roadside Nature Reserve (RNR) sites in Kent and these vary in size from just one or two …

What is regenerative farming?

… approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and what … climate, and your approach to rotations. It is really a site/field/location/approach specific issue. If you run an … round the supermarket, toddler in tow? One thing that any accreditation scheme must do is spread the risk and benefits …