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Hedge laying in Dover

Warden Workshop: Hedge-laying

Learn a traditional countryside skill whilst contributing to the restoration of a planted hedge at Lydden Temple Ewell.

How Thakeham is making home development more sustainable

In this episode of Talk on the Wild Side, Rob Smith joins Josie Cadwallader-Hughes, Sustainability Director for Thakeham. They talk all about Thakeham's efforts to make home development more environmentally-friendly - and to create more biodiverse sites than they started with.

A close up of mixed wildflowers growing at Polhill reserve

A guide to chalk downland species: From plants to reptiles

Chalk grassland – also known as chalk downland or lowland calcareous grassland – is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the richest in Western Europe. In England, it’s mostly found on the North Downs but there are also patches scattered along the East Kent coast.