Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.
Each month since October 2024 we have been part of a team of Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers monitoring the diversity and abundance of a select groups of invertebrates (mayfly larvae, caddis fly larvae and freshwater shrimp on the River Darent).
With our Amazing Grazing appeal putting the spotlight on our grazers, let's explore exactly what conservation grazing is and the impact it has.
Hear from four of our amazing livestock checkers. Some have been part of the team for many years, and others just a few months.
Recent changes to UK livestock protection laws are welcome news for nature – and for the conservation grazing animals that play a vital role in caring for Kent’s landscapes.
Liz & Steve Dallison have been involved with KWT since 2010 and begun livestock checking around 4 years ago. In this blog, they talk about the best bits and challenges the work brings!
One of the main methods that seeds use to disperse themselves is through animals. Read more about the importance of this & how it happens.
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.
It’s all happening, and unlike February, this month you can see and hear the signs, including the welcome trickling of water thanks to leaky dams and, yes, an awful lot of rain, so the squelch of mud on paths as well. Birds are calling, to defend territory, attract a mate, claim their space in roosts or just celebrate the dawn.
