The Planning and Infrastructure Bill: A threat to nature
Planning & Policy Manager for Kent Wildlife Trust, Nicky Britton-Williams, explores our concerns with The Planning & Infrastructure Bill.
Topics: Planning & Policy
Prevention is better than a cure – a ‘wasted’ opportunity to tackle mass scale illegal fly-tipping?
Conservationists say they welcome the government’s announcement around tougher penalties for fly-tipping, but a co-ordinated approach is needed to tackle the root of the problem.
The diverse world of conservation careers: More than just fieldwork
Contrary to popular belief, the conservation sector is much broader than outdoor work and encompasses opportunities for various skills, interests, and working styles.
Rebuilding Britain – What about rebuilding nature?
Head of Strategic Conservation Initiatives at Kent Wildlife Trust offers her take on the hotly anticipated Labour budget to support rebuilding Britain.
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.
How the new Government can deliver on housebuilding targets whilst tackling the nature and climate crises
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, head of land use planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new homes – in a nature and climate-friendly way.
Conservation groups collaborate to host climate hustings in Sevenoaks
Voters will get the chance to grill Sevenoaks electoral candidates on their environmental policies in a special climate hustings.
What is the Kent BNG Site Register?
Nicky Britton Williams (Planning and Policy Manager at Kent Wildlife Trust, and Kent Biodiversity Net Gain Officer) and Robbie Still (Head of Digital Development at Kent Wildlife Trust) talk all things BNG in this blog. The exciting new Kent Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Register is set to become a vital tool for the delivery of BNG within our county!
King’s Speech must herald progress for nature or key UK Government pledge will fail
The Wildlife Trusts publish a list of the UK’s Government’s 10 broken promises to nature.
Bigger, Better, More Joined Up
Goal 3 of the Wilder Kent 2030 strategy set out by Kent Wildlife Trust is summed up in 2 words: strengthen and grow. Sarah Brownlie, Director of Development, explains.