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… Related Blog Posts … We bring to you, a feature article on Queendown Warren nature reserve. Find out how it came … have been found here and we hope there will be more to come – more on that below. Rob Pennington, Area Warden at … been coming here since he was a child and now manages the site for Kent Wildlife Trust. He explains some of the …

… Learn more about nature reserves … Beavers and Adonis Blues: a day away from Hothfield Heathlands … Margery Thomas, volunteer at Hothfield Heathlands … to see conservation efforts at work there. … The next site we visited, Coombe Down, one of the very steep hills in …

… world for our wellbeing and prosperity. Everything we value comes from nature and everything we do has an impact on it. … more cheaply, than it used to, but is largely inhospitable to wildlife and provides employment for very few people. … Network enshrined in law to: Protect existing wildlife sites and map out where wildlife ought to be, joining up …

… Because of their changing nature, they’re occupied (or visited by) many specialist species adapted to them.  For lots … can be seen using these habitats as hunting grounds, while nightingales , cuckoos , and ringed plovers visit to … areas of coastline. This build-up of fine sediment becomes what’s known as a mudflat and, over time, it grows in …

… of water to produce Lighting accounts for 15% of global electricity use. Switching to LEDs will use 90% less energy and last longer than standard lights Decomposing matter in landfills produces methane gas, which … areas of long grass are left to provide wildlife habitat on site. … Install and maintain bird boxes where appropriate. … …

… busy, and so are our volunteers. … I continue to enjoy and learn from Margery’s monthly articles and am forever … in short chalk or limestone turf or bare soil, is far less common and has what the indomitable Margaret Bradshw … collected locally and cultivated by Kew were planted at sites in 2021, the colony at Queendown Warren increasing …

… make sure these nature reserves are as resilient as possible, coping with extreme drought and flood. … The work of our … Ian Rickards advises that "there will be heavy machinery on site by December, carrying out the last of the Precious … survey of resources in feudal England and parts of Wales, commissioned by the recent incomer/invader William the …

… must herald progress for nature or key UK Government pledge will fail … The Wildlife Trusts publish a list of the … most nature-friendly farmers at a loss. Furthermore, cross compliance – the requirements which aim to safeguard our … consultation in March 2023 on how protections for wildlife sites and species can help best meet their ambition to …

… witness - but the yearly awakening of amphibians and reptiles is a subtler, less obvious event, unfolding quietly … manage to persuade some of our enthusiastic volunteers to become amateur herpetologists for a night, and have a go at … We wandered down the hill together to the bottom of the site, to the ponds across Extension B. This is a wet meadow …

… tragedy into a triumph. We are after all, the greatest problem solvers to have ever existed on Earth. … Using natural … significant. We are still assessing the storm damage at our sites, but this has included livestock fencing and bird … reported to be at speeds of around 80mph. The bird hide was completely destroyed and will need to be replaced. Whilst we …

… identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals identify and name a variety of common … for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other identify and name a …

… Learn more about our nature reserves … A very exciting … single bee has been seen. Project officer Rosie Earwaker visited the reserve in July and recorded 10 bumblebee species … grazing as they are happy with the coarser vegetation that commercial breeds find unpalatable. … What's happening at …