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It's 'Blean' a whole year

Learn more about our nature reserves … It's 'Blean' a whole … if this was intentional to rid herself of those pesky parasites. In September, the nation delighted as the UK’s first … the generations who follow her. Finally, the family was completed when the bull from Germany arrived in a deluge of …

Precious Peatlands - October Updates

… are the pioneer species that would pave the way for the site becoming a woodland.   Woodland is a very important habitat, … dries up and the carbon stored for hundreds of years gets released back into the atmosphere. If you have any questions …

Our new Wild About Gardens Officer's top tips

Learn more about wildlife gardening … Our new Wild About … our back doors. … Like many gardens, it consisted of a lawn, a concrete path, some decking and flower beds that had … talks, workshops, open gardens, and more. Join us at an upcoming event to get inspiration, advice and treat yourself …

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Vixen in the Snow during winter.

Give the gift of nature this Christmas

… … Love Christmas AND nature? We've got eco-gifts for the whole family that allow you to also support Kent’s leading … and Thornden Woods to walking with cows at Hothfield Heathland. Gift vouchers   For youngsters For the younger nature … lover, it can be important to have something to unwrap come Christmas day, so check out the beautiful adoption …

Check with team about when recall training is happening

Grazing animal tactics in cold weather

Learn more … When these coats are shed in the spring, they become valuable nesting material for birds. The rolling, … plays an important part in shaping the microclimates of a site, from dust bowls to breaking down (or re-)coppice …

Wild About Gardens - Slugs: friend or foe?

… foe. Read on to discover how Penny and Peter Brook have become more reconciled to sharing their garden with them. … Slugs really come … this much-loved creature. According to the BBC Wildlife website, British gardeners use 650 billion slug pellets each …

Life of a Livestock Checker

… To become a livestock checker, it said that previous … However, over time they became more used to me and while they still won’t let me approach closer than 10 metres, … not used to them. … As you can see, I cover more than one site but I understand most livestock checkers will only …

Tiger moth

Bugs Matter Survey reveals 50% fewer insects than 15 years ago

… 15 years ago … Innovative citizen science project using 'splatometer' tests finds 50% fewer insects in Kent since 2004 … in our environment, and how to measure landscape-scale outcomes of conservation work. One aim of the project is to …

Ragwort with a Thick Knee Beetle sitting on top

August on Hothfield Heathlands: Tree pipits and ragwort

… fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open … and early summer; adding faggots of brushwood from on-site clearance work to leaky dams, fencing ponds that need … wind in the top bog, the most acid of the bogs, has been commented on a lot this summer. The gleaming white blobs are …

A group of Sevenoaks Greensand Commons volunteers outside with tree poppers.

An end of an era - Sevenoaks Greensand Commons Project

… for butterflies on task days, and enjoyed a sweep one site, trying to net and ID whatever we could. We have low … – but watching one orange tip butterfly evade five people swinging nets is priceless fun, we’re not lacking in … great morning spending a few hours walking through Bitchet Common, helping people recognise 19 different bird songs or …