How a wet spring at Hothfield has benefitted the dragonflies
The wettest winters and springs on record have had at least one benefit. The ponds and pools across Hothfield Heathlands are full of water!
Topics: Nature Reserves
Recent survey shows critically endangered Kentish milkwort is making a comeback in the county
Conservationists have said they are delighted after a plant survey at Queendown Warren Nature Reserve showed that the number of the rare plant species, Kentish milkwort, had increased by 83% from the previous year.
Nightingales at Hothfield Heathlands in June
On 19th May one hundred years ago, the first outdoors broadcast by the BBC was of professional cellist Beatrice Harrison playing to and with nightingales in the garden of her Surrey home. Around a million listeners tuned in to the midnight broadcast, and she performed for similar outdoor broadcasts over the next twelve years.
Kent Wildlife Trust thank supporters who donated £195,000 to purchase farmland in Sevenoaks that will be transformed into a nature haven
Appeal to protect precious wildlife habitat in Polhill meets target with a day to spare!
New dawn for Oare Marshes
Oare Marshes, near Faversham, is one of the few grazing marshes left in Kent and of significant importance for migratory birds.
May on Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas describes another delightful May in Hothfield Heathland where volunteers conducted an amphibian torchlight survey on a number of Hothfield ponds. To learn what they found, read on!
Why we’re calling on National Grid to Rethink Sea Link
Rob Smith joins Kent Wildlife Trust's Nina Jones, Steve Weeks, and Emma Waller, as well as Save Minster Marshes' Nik Mitchell, to talk about National Grid's Sea Link plans - a cable, converter, and sub stations that could have devastating impacts on these internationally important sites for wildlife.
Conservation organisations join forces in an open letter to the Secretary of State in a bid to Rescue Hoad’s Woods
The ancient woodland, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest has been victim of industrial-scale waste disposal by criminal gangs.
MP slams National Grid’s “disingenuous” Sea Link Proposal
Sir Roger Gale added he has no confidence or trust in National Grid whatsoever as he calls for full ecological surveys to be carried out before plans for offshore cable are passed.
Charity urges witnesses to come forward following fatal dog attack on four goats
Animals suffered dislocated joints, heart and lung damage after being repeatedly chased by out-of-control dogs