Wilder Kent Blog

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

Wildlife Gardening

Helping plants survive slugs and snails

Gardeners often ask Wild About Gardens advisors (WAGAs) how they can protect their plants from slugs and snails without using harmful chemicals, and still encourage the wildlife that feeds on them such as hedgehogs and thrushes.

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What have insects ever done for us?

The UK has over 20,000 species of insect, but their numbers are declining sharply. As we gear up to take ‘Action for Insects’, science communicator David Urry looks at why we should care.

Wildlife Gardening

Wild About Gardens - Slugs: friend or foe?

Slugs are often seen as enemies, even by the most dedicated wildlife gardeners. However, they can be the gardener’s friend, not just a hated foe. Read on to discover how Penny and Peter Brook have become more reconciled to sharing their garden with them.

Nature Reserves

The Delights of Spring

"Come and share with us what we have seen on our wanderings down a Kent countryside lane". Go on a virtual walk with Lynne and Peter Flower, voluntary wardens for Kent Wildlife Trust.

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Why should we care about disappearing insects?

Dave Goulson is a Professor at the University of Sussex and studies the ecology, behaviour and conservation of bumblebees. He is also interested in pollinators and pollination more generally, and particularly in the sustainable management of pollinators in agro-ecosystems