Topics: Volunteering

Join our friendly and enthusiastic volunteer team. Area Warden Max will lead practical tasks at a handful of Kent Wildlife Trust reserves across West Kent.

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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.

• Hothfield Heathland
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Join the Blean volunteer team and get stuck in with helping to look after the iconic Blean Woods.

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Working across several locations in a mixture of ancient chalk grassland & ancient woodland means there is always plenty to do!

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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.

• Hothfield Heathland
• Species
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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.

• Nature Reserves
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• Working in Conservation

Kent Wildlife Trust volunteer Margery Thomas talks about the stunning Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve and what kind of species we can expect to find there in August.

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• Hothfield Heathland
• Nature Reserves
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Update from Nina Jones, protected warden for Sandwich & Pegwell Bay.

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A run down and overgrown medieval churchyard in Sandwich has been restored to a beautiful wildlife haven by a group of local volunteers who live locally and are part of the congregation at the church. In this amazing story, you'll hear from the people who brought this churchyard back to life and find out what they discovered when you peeled the ivy back from the tombstones.

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• Wilding

In this article, join me on a journey through Southroad Wood, an integral part of the Hunt’s Wood Local Wildlife Site in Kenardington near Ashford.

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• Local Wildlife Sites
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• Wilding