Wilder Kent Blog

Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.

Wilding Heidi, Eddie, and Hannah, bison rangers standing in their uniforms.

Meet the bison team at Kent Wildlife Trust

Meet the bison rangers of the Wilder Blean Project who care for the bison and more! This project is the first of its kind in the UK, introducing European bison to an ancient woodland to restore natural processes. The bison rangers are out on site every day with a diverse role, from fixing fences and leading tours to ecological monitoring and welfare checking all the animals.

Species Chiffchaff on a branch
©️Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography

Top migratory birds to spot this spring

Have you heard an extra harmony in the dawn chorus recently? You might be hearing the passerines (songbirds) that have been migrating north to breed after spending the winter feeding in warmer climates.

Nature Reserves Bumblebee and a bluebell
©️Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography

May on Hothfield Heathlands: Magical bluebell weeks

The glossy green spears that pierced dense leaf litter in late winter are now transformed into sheets of violet-purple-blue in the woodland edges of the reserve. The magical bluebell weeks began fairly early, a soft scent and a flood of colour that changes with the light and is tricky to catch accurately in photos since the flowers are not one solid colour.