Wilder Kent Blog

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

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Tom Marshall

Slugs & snails: Part of a garden ecosystem

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.

Wilder Kent Strategy

Why work at Kent Wildlife Trust?

Working at Kent Wildlife Trust is so much more than just a job. You will find yourself amongst a team of devoted people, where taking local action to make national and global change is at the heart of our everyday.

Campaigns and Projects

Collaborative conservation in the South East: Pine martens

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.