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Save our Stour: What We're Doing & How You Can Help

… you with great concern over the recent attempt to amend the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The amendments would … events having been recorded. This SPA, SAC, SSSI and Ramsar site is an important habitat for wildlife, and I am … manage the land for nature, providing nutrient mitigation credits for developers and paying for the purchase, …

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Our Top Five Walks in Kent

… in her top 5 walks. This list includes an accessible trail. … Sandwich and Pegwell Bay Where: Ramsgate When to … and mudflats, sand dunes and coastal habitats. With an on-site café, toilets and playground, the site is perfect for … Around the coastline, populations of both grey seals and common seals may be seen bobbing around in the sea or …

St Clement's churchyard volunteers posing with rob smith for the talk on the wild side podcast episode

Rewilding a churchyard in Sandwich

… the church. In this amazing story, you'll hear from the people who brought this churchyard back to life and find out … … In fact, there's been a place of worship on the site for well over a thousand years. Saint Thomas of Becket … have prayed here, but in recent years the churchyard had become neglected, with the local council having responsibility …

Rob Smith and Emily Mason at University of Kent

How the University of Kent reduces its impact on the environment

… is the Wilder Kent Awards to recognise the work that people and organisations are getting up to in their bids to help … on campus before we went off to walk right across the site and see some of the projects that they already have … look at, then. Let's go and have a look. So, Emily, we've come for a little yomp down the southern slopes. Is that …

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How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders

… a charity we rely on you … More ways you can help birds … Please note updated advice around feeding birds In April … bird feeders and bird baths Clean feeders and feeding sites regularly using warm soapy water or 5%. Make sure to … off thoroughly and always allow feeders to air-dry completely before adding food. Brushes and equipment used to …

River Pollution and Nutrient Neutrality with Paul Hadaway

… water purifier at Ham Fen Nature Reserve. … We have a whole host of podcast episodes hosted by Rob Smith – if you … which, to quote the official blurb, provides the most comprehensive overview ever of species trends across the UK. … here that were sucking the water out of the peat on this site that are now dying because the site is rewetting, but …

Conservation organisations celebrate the end to the London Resort project

… project, a proposed £2.5 billion theme park on the Swanscombe Peninsula, has officially been terminated. … Kent … outcome has been a long time coming, achieved through the relentless efforts of local campaigners and the united action … we worked tirelessly to protect this nationally significant site, repeatedly raising concerns about the project team’s …

A close up of mixed wildflowers growing at Polhill reserve

A guide to chalk downland species: From plants to reptiles

… Clusters of shrubs and bushes are dotted around healthy sites – but sometimes take over when left ungrazed and unmanaged.  Scattered bushes may … and hoverflies  Of course, with any wildflower-rich habitat comes a variety of bees and hoverflies that play a …

Goat Lees Primary School: Making a difference for nature

… Listen to more episodes … Right, break time's over. Come on, you lot. Time to go back to school. One particular school, in fact – Goat Lees Primary School, which is in Kennington, near Ashford in … from birds and hedgehogs to frogs and newts on the site.   Much of the hardworking making it all happen has …

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… Kent Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity working with communities, organisations and individuals to protect the future of Kent’s habitats and wildlife. We inspire people to connect with nature and take action to protect it. … personal data to get to know you better include: Our website Our website uses ‘cookies’ to help provide you with the …

Blean Vegetation May 2022

Using Starlink on our reserves

Learn more … Using Starlink on our reserves … James … we don’t even have electricity. But we wanted to use that site to make a difference. As part of our Wilder Blean … our head.  Heather Corrie Ranger station now currently runs completely off-grid. Starlink helps connect us to the …