Nightingales at Hothfield Heathlands in June
On 19th May one hundred years ago the first outdoors broadcast by the BBC was of professional cellist Beatrice Harrison playing to and with nightingales in the garden of her Surrey home. Around a…
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Nightingale
The melodious song of the nightingale is the most likely sign of this bird being about. Shy and secretive, it sings from dense scrub and woodland, day and night.
Come and hear Kent's nightingales
Events in Kent and Medway seek out nature's superstar soloist
Nightingales & turtle doves: Protecting two iconic species through collaborations in Kent
In the last fifty years, both nightingales and turtle doves have suffered a population decline of over 90%. The usual threats of habitat degradation and climate change are partly to blame, but…
The not-so-common nightingale at Moat Farm, Kent
Rob Smith heads to Moat Farm Kent to visit a farmer who's lucky enough to live in a stronghold of a rare and elusive bird species - the nightingale. Find out the facts about Nightingales,…
Medway's nightingales get reprieve from housing plan
The RSPB and Kent Wildlife Trust welcome the withdrawal today of the planning application to build 5,000 houses at Lodge Hill, Medway (Kent).
Special dog zone where pets can run free to be launched at nature reserve celebration
A special zone where dog owners can let their pets run free will be launched at a special event celebrating Sandwich and Pegwell Bay and 70-years of National Nature Reserves.
Call for Swanscombe Marshes to be designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Conservationists united in call to protect wildlife haven from theme park development
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Ash Dieback
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Airport decision - welcome news for Kent’s wildlife
Kent Wildlife Trust welcomes the Airports Commission’s rejection of proposals for a Thames Estuary airport.
Uplifting news! New high-rise ‘kes res’ for wildlife HQ
A new kestrel nest box with inbuilt camera has been fitted at Kent Wildlife Trust’s nature park and visitor centre on Blue Bell Hill, near Maidstone. The work, which should have been completed…