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June on Hothfield Heathlands

Learn more about our nature reserves … Kent Wildlife Trust … floating mats provide egg laying, perching and roosting sites for adult dragonfly and damselfly, whose nymphs then … Burt recorded “green and greater spotted woodpeckers, chiffchaffs, blackcaps, 7 garden warblers (4 singing), 2 cuckoos …

Top tips to boost your Wilder Kent Awards submission

Learn more … Top tips to boost your Wilder Kent Awards … amazing for nature by doing nothing! … Set up a school or community garden and grow your own veggies Setting up a … undertaking work or simply photos which showcase your site. Reports, policies or documents which evidence your …

H2O:Source2Sea

… Pas-de-Calais regions face the same water management challenges and have similar issues of flooding, drought and … damage our shared ecosystem, the Channel, and affect local communities and businesses alike. Flooding alone costs … of the project will implement NFM and NDM measures on pilot sites on the catchment of rivers flowing into the Channel: …

Sandwich and Pegwell Bay

… Bay NNR is one of the most important and highly protected sites in the country for wildlife. Under the legislation declaring the area a Site of Special Scientific … lucky enough to have populations of both grey seals and common seals that you might spot bobbing around in the sea …

Blean Vegetation. A woodland in the summer's light. Photo taken May 22 by Donovan Wright

Meet the Wilder Blean conservation grazers

… the Dangerous Wild Animals Act so there is very specific legislation around keeping them. We did not see that having … of conduct and keep your distance from them. You are welcome to photograph them but use a zoom lens and be aware … separate from the bison, with the run of the rest of the site. The longhorn bull is very impressive in size and …

Developments to defend and restore nature, not destroy it

… helps nature to recover and provides benefits for both people and wildlife. We are in a climate and nature emergency, … in understanding these barriers and the methods for overcoming them so that we can weave these into our Local Nature … the protection of designated wildlife and conservation sites such as SSSIs, Local Wildlife Sites and Habitats of …

Wildlife recovery to be prioritised

… recover. … The next UK Government should uphold their commitment made at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference to protect and restore at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 and launch an … cross-government delivery strategy. … Only 37% of the UK’s Sites of Special Scientific Interest – our most precious …

Precious Peatlands at Hothfield Heathlands

… also manage Ashford Warren and Heath Countryside Corridor sites (within two and five miles, respectively of Hothfield Heathlands), which also … Large amounts are dug up and sold in garden centres for compost. Ensure you only buy peat-free compost. … Matthew …

Green wing in a field

Marden Farmer Cluster

… through a thriving FB group of over 450 members, a website and a core of highly knowledgeable naturalists. Cooperating in work on cluster … farms has strengthened bonds between farmers and the wider community. Natural England has been a big part of this …

A rainbow in a grey sky over a field.

Restoring local green space: Dane Valley Woods

… Related blog posts … Restoring local green space: Dane Valley Woods … In this feature, we hear from Steve Darling, the … of volunteers at Dane Valley Woods. … Conservation and community  One of the key aspects of their work is fostering … a connection between people and nature . The wildlife site is a place where people can learn, appreciate, and …