Wilder Kent Blog

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

Wilder Kent Strategy Bison calf by Donovan Wright
Bison calf by Donovan Wright

2023 – It’s Been Wild!

The launch of a podcast, the arrival of a bison calf, a mysterious totem pole and even a visit by the godfather of conservation himself, David Attenborough – 2023 has been wild for Kent Wildlife Trust!

Campaigns and Projects

Light in the Dark - Barn Owls of the Darent Valley

It’s been an exciting year for the Darent Valley, and the headline is collaboration. Kerry Williams, Project Administrator for the Darent Valley Landscape Recovery Pilot, writes about how project partnership is supporting one of our best loved farmland birds; the Barn owl.

Campaigns and Projects
Chartham Down in the mist, photo by Ian Hufton

A Right to a Healthy Environment

Bella Sabin-Dawson, Education and Wellbeing Apprentice at Kent Wildlife Trust highlights one of the asks in our Nature 2030 manifesto campaign - a right to a healthy environment.

Wilder Kent Strategy

Nature Heroes - Bill Hickmott

In May 1997, Bill Hickmott began his inspiring journey as a volunteer for Kent Wildlife Trust, dedicating his time at Tyland Barn in Maidstone, Sevenoaks and the picturesque Romney Marsh.

Talk on the Wild Side Sunrise at Dungeness with two boats on the shingle in low tide
Melvin Nicholson, Flickr

Island Creation at RSPB Dungeness

Rob Smith joins Craig Edwards, RSPB Area Warden for Dungeness nature reserve. Learn about the management of this reserve and the wildlife you can see in between a nuclear power station and MOD facility. It's incredible!

Nature Reserves

Restoring Bogs and Peatland

Ian Rickards, Area Manager for Kent Wildlife Trust explains why there is some dramatic work currently being undertaken at Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve.