Latest edition: Wilder Kent Summer 2026
In this summer edition of Wilder Kent, we're highlighting the power of nature restoration, and what it takes to truly bring nature back from the brink. You'll read about updates across our reserves, including invasive rhododendron clearance at South Blean Woods and chalk grassland restoration around the iconic Dover Castle. We're celebrating nature's champions as part of the Wilder Kent Awards and working with farmers in the Upper Beult catchment to find wins for both farming and nature.
You'll notice a slight change to the format of your digital Wilder Kent magazine. We've made this update to improve how the magazine displays across different browsers and devices, making it easier for everyone to enjoy. We welcome any feedback on the magazine, so please do get in touch if you have any suggestions on how we can make Wilder Kent even better for you. Read and download by clicking below.
We're asking for your support to raise £130,000 by the September for our Back to the Brink appeal. If you're able, please donate here.
Welcome to 2026! In this spring edition of Wilder Kent, we're celebrating our conservation grazing animals - from pigs to ponies, sheep to goats, bison to cows. Meet some of our livestock checkers, out in all weathers checking on our animals. Read about where our grazing animals work across Kent. Plus, read updates from our reserves, find out top tips for gardening with nature this spring, and explore springtime events coming up.
This is your special year-review edition of Wilder Kent, celebrating all of our wildlife wins in 2025 that we wouldn't have been able to achieve without you. It's a bumper edition packed with updates about bison, turtle doves, grazing animals, local wildlife sites, Bugs Matter, Wilder Wellbeing, Wilder Kent Awards and even more. There's also an update on the opening of our Sevenoaks Visitor Centre, which we're excited to welcome you back to from mid-January.
Getting out and about into Kent's woodlands during autumn is a real pleasure. The leaves change through gold and crimson, carpeting the forest floor as nature transitions towards the colder months ahead. It's a time of change, reminding us how dynamic nature is. It's a great time of year for a quintessential Kentish habitat. So, in this edition of Wilder Kent, we're celebrating our woodlands.
Plus, we have launched the biggest fundraising appeal in our history: the KWT Nature Restoration Fund. We need to raise £3 million to save Kent’s nature and fund the transformation of Kent’s wild places – from woodlands and wetlands to grasslands and heathlands – bringing back lost species and making nature part of everyday life again.