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Send a 'letter to the Editor'

… make an impact in lots of ways:   letters reach a large audience online and offline  they will often get noticed by … questions of those in power, or shows support for a wilder future that everyone can benefit from.    Send your letter …

Grass identification study day where woman is holding up grasses and a microscope sits beside her

Wildlife Study Days

…  Many courses are very popular, so early booking is recommended. Please note that we need at least 10 working … in trouble! Discover how you can protect wildlife for the future by attending one of our Study Days. Increase your … in their own topics but are also pleased to discuss other points of interest as they arise. We aim to create an …

Kent's Conservation Landscape Tool

… below to be taken through to the app. Need help? We recommend you read our user guide (linked under "Downloads" … wealth of conservation work being undertaken by statutory bodies, charities, non-governmental organisations and others … are currently working on as well as highlighting future opportunities for collaboration. It is hoped that …

Bison Calf

Your Bison Fundraising Pack

… to download your bison fundraising pack - including a Welcome Guide, social media posts to share, logos and … work is beginning to install bison bridges : crossing points that will offer the ecosystem engineers full access … wilding the landscape. These bridges will also provide viewpoints for visitors, offering the best opportunity to spot …

Covert Wood

Kent Wildlife Trust thanks donors for “the best” birthday present – an ancient woodland

… wilder, better place for us to live. … The first reserve to come under the management of the Trust in 1958 was Stockbury … site where Charles Darwin had carried out scientific studies. The second purchase came in 1963 when Yockletts Bank, … to Kent Wildlife Trust and formed partnerships with local bodies, community groups, and stakeholders to benefit nature. …

Land Acquisition and Management

… are in steep decline. We are reaching critical tipping points around this loss of nature as well as around climate … systems. There is no economy without nature. The fate of future generations hangs in the balance.    To achieve …

A panorama of Polhill Bank on a sunny day with blue skies.

Our work transforming Polhill Bank into species-rich chalk downland

… just begun. … So, a key focus after our purchase of these compartments was on the control of ragwort. This … it’s in flower, they often unwittingly consume it once it’s died back. As there were horses originally on the land, this … grazing to the site, reducing pressure on certain points by letting them roam free. The farmer who sold us the …

Orchids in meadow at sunrise

Impact Report 2019 - 2024

… in nature pays and is what is needed to achieve a wilder future in Kent.  None of this progress would be possible … the scenes, to our members, donors, advocates and funding bodies, the strength of support is felt throughout everything … reveals the tangible, inspiring, and sometimes sobering outcomes of our work since the launch of our Wilder Kent 2030 …

Adonis blue butterfly, photo by Grant Hazlehurst

About Kent Wildlife Trust

… have to be like this. Our vision is for a better, wilder future . We engage with politicians, business leaders, landowners, communities and people so that we can all work together to … financial support of our members and donors. Much of our income comes from our members – and we are grateful to every …