Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.
This year, Kent Wildlife Trust, in collaboration with Wildwood Trust and Sussex Wildlife Trust, Ashdown Forest and Forestry England, is beginning to explore the social and ecological feasibility of reintroducing pine martens to Kent and Sussex, while co-developing a ten-year strategy with a wide range of stakeholders to restore the species in the South East.
Our work at Polhill Bank has been ongoing for several years now. Over time, we have purchased more neighbouring patches of land there, adding up to around 16 hectares now under our nature-positive management. In many ways, our wilding journey in the area goes back more than a decade; in others, it’s only just begun.
Industrial agriculture was designed to maximise the production of a single crop or animal, but these practices are not always best for the environment or the farmer. The solution is to build a resilient landscape where food production is maximised AND in harmony with nature.
The Nature 2030 campaign asks that we make our polluters pay. In the last month, the government have been working hard to scrap regulations on nutrient neutrality which do just that. Find out more about this story in this blog.
A unique collaboration between Kent Wildlife Trust and Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club
As the COP27 conference begins we're looking for the UK and World Governments to not only talk but to take action and fight the climate crises that we all face. But what is COP27 and how will decisions made in Egypt affect us in Kent?
We are demanding action from world leaders at the upcoming climate change and biodiversity conferences.
How to get involved and use art to raise awareness about our seas.
