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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 …

Ecosystem services & how they can save our planet

Learn more … Ecosystem services & how they can save our … we could expect more extreme weather events affecting our communities, and food shortages would be the norm.    … Spirituality & heritage: Many cultures value natural sites as sacred – be it spiritually or through shared …

Common frog

6 species you shouldn't be seeing this winter

… winter easier for our wildlife by building a bug hotel, leaving leaf piles, or checking campfires and bonfires … is dependent on their environment, and in autumn they become more lethargic and are less able to hunt. They choose a … at a constant temperature, often moving into underground sites such as caves. This may explain why we haven’t found …

Two hedgehogs sat in the grass next to garden pots

Wildlife rescue advice & who to call

… and numbers to call for different species  General principles for small wild animals  What to do if you see an injured … also worth remembering that animals in the wild - particularly if they’re injured or scared - can be skittish and … like a plastic box with a towel and breathing holes.   We recommend looking at the RSPCA pages for different types of …

Kemsing, North Downs November Sunset - Ruth Winter

Photography Competition Terms and Conditions

… you will take part in and cooperate fully with reasonable publicity and to the use of your name and photograph in … images in and around Kent. On the Kent Wildlife Trust website, Kent Wildlife Trust social media channels and Kent … will make every reasonable effort to ensure that name credits are given to any photograph published in any medium. …

Bison calf Donovan Wright

It’s ‘Blean’ a whole year since bison made history in the UK

… up a further 150 hectares of space to the herd. … Wilder Blean Initiative … It’s ‘Blean’ a whole year since bison made … using large herbivores to reshape the landscape to combat the nature crisis and make the area more resilient to … When the matriarch arrived, she had a number of parasites in her droppings. However, after a few weeks, that …

robin on a camera Jose Perafan

Wild Kent in the frame

… Related news … Wild Kent in the frame … Winners of the Kent Wildlife Trust Wildlife Photography Competition 2017 announced. … 2nd Place: Jim Higham from … become an indistinct blur. ” … 3rd Place: Jim Higham - Elmley Stonechat “ Proving that your subject does not need to …

Reflections on Black History Month Part 2

… Related blog posts … Reflections on Black History Month Part 2 … Jade Williams, Community Organising Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust follows … 10 minutes away from the pioneering Wilder Blean project site, and I really wanted to become involved in some way. I …

Hadrian's Wall

£6 million investment to trigger new phase for UK nature recovery

… UK nature recovery … The Wildlife Trusts ramp-up plans to combat nature crisis with new rewilding programme. … The … aim to re-establish nature’s essential interconnections while fostering cultural, social and economic opportunities for … 44% of the area or features of terrestrial and freshwater Sites of Special Scientific interest (SSSI) are in …

The Blean on a November morning during soil sampling

Bison released into the wild to tackle climate change as UK temperatures soar

… More news … Bison released into the wild to tackle climate change as UK … crisis. “The bison will help to create climate resistant landscapes which can adapt to the challenges presented by … the project will be inspired by what we are doing and become champions for nature too.” European bison are a …

The Magical World of Fungi

… more... … Read more … Are fungi even important? Most people don’t really think of fungi as much more than button … fungi) but Dr Suzanne Simard discovered that there are complex social systems at play underneath our feet. Fungal … with recording With many conservationists focusing their site surveys on botanical interests and animals, very little

A window box with buzzing insects around

Supporting pollinators and insects

… Plant/tend native flowers and bulbs  Native planting is a … situation. As opposed to planting any beautiful plants you come across in a garden centre, choosing native plants helps … evolved to utilise native plants, from their roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Where a flowering non-native …