Wilder Blean's invertebrate sorting volunteers
The invertebrate sorting volunteers are the unsung heroes of the Wilder Blean project - working hard over the winter months at Tyland Barn to ID & record West Blean & Thornden Wood's insect species.
Topics: Volunteering
Vauxhall Lakes Practical Team Volunteer
Join our friendly and enthusiastic team of volunteers and staff, and together we will work alongside the wildlife to continue transforming Vauxhall Lakes!
Swale Practical Volunteer Team
Join our dedicated team who work on our reserves across Swale. Including Oare Marshes and South Swale to Cromers in Sittingbourne and Spuckles Wood in Stalisfield. Help us manage habitats for people and wildlife!
January on Hothfield Heathlands: Berries & celebrations
If December was a merry berry month for humans celebrating mid-winter festivities, January and February are serious berry months for birds and mammals aiming to survive winter...
Information for current volunteers
As a valued volunteer for Kent Wildlife Trust, you can use this page to find all of the information you need.
June on Hothfield Heathlands
We have had the driest spring since 1956, with river and stream flow already well below average for the time of year, a worry for everyone. Area Manager Ian Rickards reports that “this crazy weather has been beneficial for some insects, but the vegetation is already struggling, which will have a knock-on effect other insects later in the year. Water levels are dropping dramatically, with ponds and water bodies drying out very quickly.” The livestock have water troughs but the thin layer of peat in the bogs can dry out easily and be eroded by wind when exposed as plants adapted to damp conditions wither. The successive broods of nestling birds mostly eat insects and larvae, which provide moisture as well as protein, so they are also at risk.
West Blean Practical Team Volunteer
Join the Blean volunteer team and get stuck in with helping to look after the iconic Blean Woods.
High Downs Volunteer Group
Working across several locations in a mixture of ancient chalk grassland & ancient woodland means there is always plenty to do!
Winter wanderings on Hothfield Heathlands
Volunteer, Margery Thomas, explores winter on Hothfield Heathlands - one of Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.
International Volunteers Day: A look back at 2024
At Kent Wildlife Trust, our volunteers are one of our most precious resources in the journey to create a #WilderKent. Without their passion, dedication, and tireless efforts, so much of what we achieve wouldn’t be possible.