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Riversearch Volunteering Update

… Riversearch Volunteering Update Since August last year, RiverSearch volunteers have been taking samples in the River Beult to monitor for Nitrate, Phosphate and … Beult once a month since then. I live in Orpington so the site I have chosen is fairly near the confluence of the …

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Bee Roads

… We are looking for volunteers in the Swale area to help us manage and survey our Bee Roads. To find … These 'Bee Roads' provide corridors, helping to connect populations of bees and other pollinators. They cover an area of … of wildflowers and pollinators, with two-thirds of the site cut and one-third left uncut, providing a refuge for …

The role livestock play in seed dispersal

… We need to raise £120,000 by the end of April to scale up our Wilder Grazing programme and bring more land back … survival of their species. Seed dispersal acts to minimise competition between plants of its own species, expand the … we can tailor our grazing effect to each different site depending on what we want to achieve there. For …

River Itchen, with aquatic plants reflected in the surface. England: Hampshire, Ovington, May

Land, rivers and sea are pollution free

… environmental protection budgets over the past decade have left our county defenceless against polluters. Environmental … In Kent, we have 11 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ's); Swanscombe, Medway Estuary (zone 1 and 2), Swale Estuary, Thanet … take place so we're asking put forward our Kent coastal sites listed above as Highly Marine Protected Areas which …

Oyster Reintroduction in Essex with Blue Marine Foundation

… … Rob Smith heads to Brightlingsea to meet Matt Uttley of the Blue Marine Foundation to talk about his work … Blue Marine Foundation at Essex Wildlife Trust's Wigborough site to ask him why we were standing on a huge pile of … sustainable fishery to reopen. And that's enshrined in the IFCAS bylaws now, so it will allow that once the stocks have …

A view across Hothfield Heathlands at sunset

Habitat fragmentation: Why it's an issue for nature & climate

Learn more … Habitat fragmentation poses significant threats … ability to travel.   As species populations decrease or become extinct, there are often drastic shifts in … of protected areas (or more legal backing for designated sites like SSSIs). Hedges, crucial as they are, have …

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Entrants' Guide - Universities

… You can find a downloadable version of this guide for entrants below. You'll also … action to promote a Wilder Kent. … Protect wildlife in your community by creating and developing new habitats that … areas of long grass are left to provide wildlife habitat on site. … Install and maintain bird boxes where appropriate … …

Climate-resilient gardening at Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Learn more … Climate-resilient gardening at Chelsea Flower … have liked, it was a great experience! … Naturalistic planting schemes were everywhere you looked and many gardens … gardens. Which although simple, is a great signal that welcoming all insects into our gardens is becoming the norm. …

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Why choose Kent Wildlife Trust as your charity of the year?

Learn more … Why choose Kent Wildlife Trust as your charity … considering us! There are a few ways you can help us:  become a corporate partner  fundraise for us  volunteer with … As a corporate partner, you could:  feature on our website and social media  have access to over 32,000 members  …

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Insect highlights from our reserves in 2025

… and species. To help you know where to start, we've assembled some of our top recommended reserves to visit. … Our flagship reserves … … days of 2025 was a single June visit to Sandwich Bay , a site renowned for its rare bee and wasp fauna. Its loose …