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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 …

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Our guide to voting

… nature’s call. … Speak Up for Nature … What next? … While we can't tell you who to vote for, we can tell you how! … register. The deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming 2024 General Election is Tuesday 18 June at 11.59pm .  You can register to vote on the UK government website. The process takes about five minutes and there’s even …

July on Hothfield Heathlands

… grows in the lower bog where conditions are slightly less acid. Here it can grow to 50cm, a sturdy plant with the … and develops underground. These orchids are locally common, but dwindling as habitats are enriched by … often in unexpected places, including former industrial sites and the verges of busy roads. Leaving wild areas in …

Nature for Wellbeing

… Those that have the least access to nature also have the worst levels of … wildlife.  … What we're doing We work with individuals, communities and organisations to make socialising, volunteering , exercise and play in wildlife-rich natural places central to everyone’s …

Top tips to boost your Wilder Kent Awards submission

Learn more … Top tips to boost your Wilder Kent Awards … amazing for nature by doing nothing! … Set up a school or community garden and grow your own veggies Setting up a … undertaking work or simply photos which showcase your site. Reports, policies or documents which evidence your …

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Sponsor the Wilder Kent Awards

… up to recognise and reward the work schools, businesses and community groups are doing in helping us create a … Kent Awards is an esteemed scheme which recognises and celebrates outstanding achievements for nature. By partnering … you access to a range of benefits including branding, on-site and digital promotion, discounts and more as detailed …

Tell the National Grid to "Rethink Sea Link"

… Grid to "Rethink Sea Link" … We support the use of renewable energy, but not at the cost to wildlife. … What will be … important and protected by UK law. However, the area and sites around it is under threat.  Pegwell Bay is home to … If you are concerned about this threat to wildlife, you can comment on the consultation and highlight your objections.  …

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Become a citizen scientist

… the link below, as an easier way of finding out what people have been seeing.  iRecord - Activities All wildlife sightings are important from common to super rare. You can add your sightings via the  iRecord website or their handy app. Uploading a photo of what you’ve …

Reed mace

February on Hothfield Heathlands: A spotlight on reed mace

… fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open … increase in dragonflies and damselflies on the Typha field, compared to the control site. A bioremediator, it absorbs nutrients and toxins, so …

Romney Marsh church in mist

Nature Based Solutions

… habitats, whilst providing benefits to biodiversity, communities, and the economy.  Natural habitats in good … risk of flooding, help prevent coastal erosion, improve people’s health and ensure thriving ecosystems which provide the … source centred on natural capital payments, via carbon credits, biodiversity net gain (BNG) or nutrient credits. As …