Being a Volunteer Trainee Local Wildlife Sites Assistant
Local Wildlife Site volunteer trainee Christine Davison reflects on the experience of her traineeship with Kent Wildlife Trust.
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Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas which are important for the conservation of wildlife in the administrative areas of Kent and Medway.
The Richard Neame Local Wildlife Sites Awards
Each year the Richard Neame Local Wildlife Sites Awards are presented to nominated landowners and others who own or manage Local Wildlife Sites, to acknowledge and enable work to manage land for the benefit of wildlife and biodiversity.
What you need to know about Local Wildlife Sites
Kent’s landscape is diverse. From the rolling chalk grasslands, humming with insects in the summer, or the quiet reverence of ancient woodlands, to the iconic white cliffs that frame our coastline…
Mid and West Kent Downs Volunteers - Volunteer Week Update
Updates from the Sevenoaks Trainee volunteers.
The Richard Neame Local Wildlife Site Award 2014
Congratulations are in order for Bredhurst Woodland Action Group (BWAG), winners of the Richard Neame Local Wildlife Site Award 2014 for their significant contribution to nature conservation in…
Canterbury/Blean Practical Team Volunteer - (Chainsaw Trained volunteers only)
We are now oversubscribed for this role, but still need volunteers who are chainsaw trained to join the Blean volunteer team and get stuck in with helping to look after the iconic Blean Woods.
Volunteer Representatives
Meet our Volunteer Representatives
Why I Volunteer
Read about Bob's experience as a volunteer across KWT.
Volunteer spotlight: Lisa Hoey
So much has happened since joining Kent Wildlife Trust as a Volunteer Trainee Warden on 3 July 2023. My life has done a complete 360 (for the better, I should add!). 8 months ago, I was working as…
Sevenoaks Greensand Commons - A Volunteer's Story
Vanessa Lynn, volunteer for the Sevenoaks Greensand Commons project describes her time on the project and what she has learned. A great article to end this project with and to mark the beginning…
Volunteer Livestock Checker
Volunteers assist the work of our Reserve Wardens by keeping a close eye on the livestock who help us to manage our sites. Volunteers visit sites on a specific day each week and report any issues to our Wardens.
You don’t need to be a livestock expert, but will need a willingness to learn more about livestock and conservation. You must however, love walking and be happy to be out in all weathers. You’ll need access to a phone and (ideally) email in order to report progress to our wardens.
You don’t need to be a livestock expert, but will need a willingness to learn more about livestock and conservation. You must however, love walking and be happy to be out in all weathers. You’ll need access to a phone and (ideally) email in order to report progress to our wardens.