Wilder Kent Blog

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

Food and Farming

How to start a farmer cluster

Rory is Nature Recovery Manager at KWT and began his career with us facilitating the Upper Beult Farmer Cluster group. From a farming background himself, he believes in the huge potential of farmers working together to achieve nature recovery at scale, hand in hand with productive farming.

Nature Reserves

Glorious meadows

A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.

Wilding Abandoned golf course Darenth valley - GrowUp Farms

Language is undeniably important

Paul Hadaway, Director of Conservation and Engagement discusses Goal 1 of the Wilder Kent 2030 strategy - Defend and Restore. He explains why language is crucial to conservation and how we may be entering a new era, one where The 'Wildlife Trust' name may no longer be fitting.

Families and Schools

How to go rockpooling with the family

Nina Jones, Protected Area Warden at Kent Wildlife Trust has created this handy guide to going rockpooling. Rockpooling a great summer activity to be had with the whole family, just make sure you're safe and you keep wildlife protected from harm too.

Campaigns and Projects

How does a bison cross the road?

We take a look back at the reintroduction of bison to the blean and celebrate the recently approved development plans for our bison bridges which will help bison access more of the forest and further connect visitors with nature at Wilder Blean.

Campaigns and Projects A group of Sevenoaks Greensand Commons volunteers outside with tree poppers.
Volunteers placing reptile survey refugia in heathland habitat at Sevenoaks Greensand Commons © Matt Orwin

An end of an era - Sevenoaks Greensand Commons Project

Matt Orwin, Sevenoaks Greensand Commons Project Officer writes a tribute to the volunteers who have worked so hard to bring back the rare heathland habitat at Sevenoaks Greensand Commons & says goodbye to this chapter of the project.

Species

The Cycle of Life of Pollinating Insects

Emma Lansdell, Kent's Plan Bee Officer kicks off Insect Week with an excellent blog on pollinator lifecycles. Learn how they go from egg to maturity and what you can do to help improve their numbers.