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Why I volunteer

… Having worked my whole life, the idea of retiring was a nightmare. For forty plus years I had worked … that they do. A few days later I checked out the KWT website and saw all the different volunteer opportunities on …

Mud kitchen created in a forest school

Forest School Experience

… This exciting session gives learners the chance to experience Forest School and all that … spiritually. Through hands-on experiences in our woodland setting, Forest School aims to nurture curiosity, creativity, … Barn in Maidstone. Tyland Barn is a smaller, more contained site and does not have true woodland, however we are still …

Deploying SLAM trap

Wilder Blean's invertebrate sorting volunteers

… the Natural History Museum in London identified it as a female Aenigmatias lubbocki ( (PDF) British Phoridae - … were built in 2025 with two more due to be completed in 2026/2027) only one of the trap locations was in the Bison … for other species.  A section of the Kent Wildlife Trust website summarises the findings from 2021-2024.    In terms of …

Supporting Our Latest Appeal at the White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales

… Our Latest Appeal at the White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales … We took a visit to the White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales in Dover to talk to the local community about supporting our land purchase appeal. … One … spell out a message that you will see in the film.  All credit goes to Bob Dylan for the initial inspiration.   …

Great crested newt

“Dark day for nature” as £2m bike factory plans approved

… Brompton. … Planning and Policy Officer, Emma Waller says:  “It's a dark day for nature as Ashford Borough … on the precious South Willesborough Dykes Local Wildlife Site. This wetland habitat, a vital part of the Ashford … a development celebrated for job creation, even though the company behind it faces well-documented financial …

Longhorn cattle

Hide and seek pros

… We need to raise £120,000 by the end of April to scale up our Wilder Grazing programme and bring more land back … find the flapping arm technique works quite well as well. Compared with the older Highlands on nearby sites, these youngsters quite like to run when the mood …

The English Species Reintroduction Taskforce - Part 1

… for the the EFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee) in the Houses of Parliament as part of their … – in particular – were pretty negative towards “high profile” potential species introductions, which was unsurprising … the UK at the NFU conference. Subsequently, the committee visited Bavaria to look at beaver management, and during the …

What is Agroforestry?

Learn more … What is Agroforestry? … Ahead of Agroforestry … information at the Soil Association or Woodland Trust Website – links below!  References Wakelyns Agroforestry Farm …

Nextdoor Nature – Connect, Share, Celebrate.

… Related blog posts … Nextdoor Nature – Connect, Share, Celebrate. … Jenny Luddington, Community Organising Assistant and Jade Williams, Community … day  The event was held at Riverside Community Centre, the site of one of our community garden projects. You can see …

Wild About Gardens Volunteer Update

… Welcome to Ellen Tout – Wild About Gardens Officer! “I am so … a stand from Kent Wildlife Rescue, a plant sale and owl pellet dissection activities with Anna Peschek and the Education … great to see both the Wild About Gardens and Tyland Barn site volunteers working together, to give visitors advice …

red-billed chough flying in the sky with its wing spread out ©Janet Packham

There'll be red-bills over the White Cliffs of Dover

… project … Pre-order your pack today. You'll receive a factfile, project updates, an exclusive litho print and more! … … be red-bills over the White Cliffs of Dover … History comes to life as iconic bird species soars once again over … the clock to support a group of chicks creche-reared at the site, near Canterbury.  …   Director of Conservation at …

Guardians of the Deep – The project’s beginnings

… we last checked in with Guardians of the Deep we were thrilled to announce our success in securing a £446,100 grant … who live in those areas. In a few short months we have become BSAC registered snorkel instructors, held our first … and conducted biodiversity surveys at four different sites around Kent. We spent the Kent County Show weekend …