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Make nature-friendly gardening choices

… Create/monitor a hedgehog feeding station(s)  Providing plenty of natural food for wildlife is the best way to start … feeding station can be found on the British Hedgehogs website here .   … Provide responsible nesting material for … in the garden from February through June. Birds nests come in a huge range of sizes and styles, from simple twig …

Chough in flight

Chough: Inspiring the next generation through community engagement

… Chough: Inspiring the next generation through community engagement … Kent Wildlife Trust's Chough Appeal … and Engagement Officer for Kent Wildlife Trust... … In my role I attend many community events delivering activities from … conservation.  November 11th  - 17th was Hope Week and I visited 7 youth groups over 7 days to talk about the …

Our Volunteers are Amazing

… do to make Kent a better place for wildlife and for people. … Volunteering has enabled me to meet like-minded people … are incredibly lucky to have so much support, knowledge and commitment from so many incredible people. Our volunteers … join our team of volunteers in Kent, please visit our website  or contact our Volunteer Team .    … Our Volunteers …

What my Kent Wildlife Trust membership means to me

… offer to thank you for your support. Support wildlife for less by becoming a member this month. … Become a member for less this … of this issue and we are hopeful that an alternative site for National Grid will be found.  Overall, I am very …

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How to make a Christmas wreath for birds

… Helping out our little feathered friends will give you the chance to see these … ways you can help birds … The salt-laden winds that buffet our shores cause damage to plant limbs and stunt growth. … birdfeeders and bird baths clean to prevent disease and parasites spreading. Keep bird food and tidbits, like your new …

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Do a litter pick or beach clean!

… it doesn’t just disappear; it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, and has detrimental effects on food … from anything mucky or sharp. If you don't think you'll come across a bin, bring a bag so you can carry any litter … council or landowner. If you come across a fly-tipping site, or a dead animal, report it. Sort your haul : Instead …

Saffron drop fungi growing from dead wood.

November on Hothfield Heathlands: All about fungi

… Anne Rowe spotted saffrondrop bonnet,  Mycena crocata,  commenting, “First time I've come across this at Hothfield. … It exudes a bright orange sap and smells slightly of bleach.”   Val Butcher noticed crown tip candelabra coral, … of rare species such as these, and how some of the sites where these species exist are being threatened with …

Sunrise at Dungeness with two boats on the shingle in low tide

Island Creation at RSPB Dungeness

… Edwards, RSPB Area Warden for Dungeness nature reserve. Learn about the management of this reserve and the wildlife … herring gulls, lesser blackback, greater blackback gulls, common tern as well. That's kind of a real species that we … the cables and everything else that happens over on the EDF site? Craig Edwards : We've not noticed anything or anything …

A sea full of superheroes

Learn more … A sea full of superheroes … Forget Aquaman! …     Solar-powered sea slug This soft-bodied sea creature’s comic book credentials include a name packed with … scales that help protect it from predators and parasites. But this is no simple suit. The scales overlap and …

Biodiversity Net Gain: What is it and why is it potentially so important?

… potentially so important? … Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is coming, and it’s coming fast. With it comes huge opportunity … uses for the land that might be required to achieve the scale of offsetting that might be required) is ”do we have … 108 ancient woodlands, 33 SSSI’s and 693 Local Wildlife Sites! This is something that needs to be changed. We can …

Blean FAQs - How did you prepare the Blean?

… West Blean and Thornden Woods is one of our largest nature … monitoring program which has been undertaken across the site. All contractors were required to adhere to strict … … Can't find the answer to your question? … In order to welcome the first wild bison herd to the UK, some preparation …

The Blean on a November morning during soil sampling

What is the Wilder Blean project?

… engineers include beavers, wild pigs, wild horses, cattle and bison, whose natural behaviours replace human … as climate change, soil degradation and flooding. On this site, that means the introduction of grazing animals … in the UK. Before we bought the wood, it was managed commercially for timber production, which is why almost half …