Wilder Kent Blog

Grow a garden full of food that both you and your wild neighbours can enjoy!

I have to admit how little I knew about slugs and snails before reading the latest Wild About Gardens guide. The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have given these incredible creatures a reputation makeover. Discover for yourself these magnificent molluscs and the benefits they bring to our gardens.

Local community group Transition Dover have revived a previously neglected patch of land into a flourishing nature haven.

Looking to make positive changes for the future of the planet and its wildlife? Read our 65 green actions to see what you can do for nature this year.

Helen Knell writes about what a WAGA is and why she became one.

While the weather is getting colder and we are turning up the heat and getting cosy at home, it's easy to forget about the wildlife outside. Take a look at a few ways to help wildlife this winter!

Here are some of Penny and Peter's favourite plants for providing that all-important pollen and nectar for the insects in their garden.

Seeing and hearing bees and other insects in our garden is one of the joys of spring and summer. Recently Peter and Penny have been delighted by solitary bees nesting in their bug homes. Here they share their experience of what did and didn't work to encourage bees and bugs to their garden, and offer some handy tips ahead of National Insect Week.