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Queendown Warren landscape shot showing a gate in the foreground and a lovely backdrop of trees and blue sky in the background

Protecting Wild Spaces

… local partners to identify, manage and monitor highly valuable wildlife habitats as part of our Local Wildlife Sites programme. Local Wildlife Sites are often privately … owned and so rely on our advice and support and the commitment of the landowners, farmers and volunteers who are …

Bough Beech. Photo by Selwyn Dennis

Bough Beech

… the efforts of our staff and volunteers, Bough Beech has failed for several years to generate sufficient income to offset what it costs Kent Wildlife Trust to operate … asked questions … What's changed? Management of the site has been carried out by Kent Wildlife Trust as part of …

farmer cluster

Upper Beult Farmer Cluster

… relatively new to farming in this area of Kent. We’ve also learnt a lot about species found on other nearby farms and … health and biodiversity. The Trust works closely with local communities, landowners and partners to protect and improve … want to get involved, check out the Upper Beult Cluster website and Twitter page . If you are a farmer and interested …

Blue Influencers Reached Greater Heights

… positive rapport with both the youth club members and their leaders. This engagement has been incredibly rewarding, and … Their contributions will help protect and preserve these sites for future generations.  They have also had the … £2.25million over 3 years (from January 2024 to December 2026) to fund youth environmental action.  The #iwill Fund is …

Peacock butterfly on a leaf

March on Hothfield: Spring is in the air

… this month you can see and hear the signs, including the welcome trickling of water thanks to leaky dams and, yes, an awful lot of rain, so the squelch of … work on the reserve regularly, as well as on various sites across Ashford.  Areas that they have cleared of trees …

A highland cow standing at Hothfield Heathland.

August 2017 on Hothfield Heathlands

… used from the 13thC , in Sussex Hoathly from 1287 and Hadlegh from 1121. The names all derive from the Old English … threatened habitats, hence Hothfield’s designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, the grazing animals and … to all, including dogs kept in check; a human toddler can become terrified of dogs, not knowing that an unleashed …

sitting in woods

Wellbeing Programmes

… 📅 Programme Dates: Every Tuesday for 12 weeks 2nd June 2026- 25th August Time: Morning Location: Hothfield … in partnership with the NHS Recovery and Wellbeing College. Enrolment with the Recovery College is essential. Once … attire for the weather. Facilities and accessibility of the site can be checked on our reserve pages (which will be …

Shallow Water

Marine Habitats

… just a huge expanse of water – vast, deep and maybe a little scary. But a huge variety of habitats can be found here. … while further out to sea, deep-water corals provide nursery sites for many of our commercial fishes such as cod. Kelp forests support numerous …

Kora doing monitoring work in the blean

How will you measure the project's success?

… projects over time, we must always gather data about the site before the project begins. This is called a baseline. All future data is then compared to this baseline so we can start to understand what …

Toddler with a sweep net

Nature Tots Sevenoaks (Sep/Oct - Thursday morning)

… Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime. … Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically … and directions, please click here to visit our website. … If you have any questions or would like to find out …

Arsonists decimate forest school area in Sevenoaks

… blow, and highlights the disconnect with nature some people feel, which is also the very thing we are trying to … is not the first time we have experienced issues on this site, just a few months ago we were victims of burglary, and whilst we have invested in security, those in rural communities are unfortunately more likely to be victims of …

Seven Wildlife Spectacles to See This Winter in Kent

… more … Now winter has drawn in, seeking out wildlife spectacles may seem strange. However, nature does not take a hiatus … caught. As dusk arrives, the starlings set off for their communal roost in one of the most staggering natural … all directions, gathering in the skies above their roost sites. As numbers of airborne birds reach into the tens and …