Wilder Kent Blog

Check out our list of ten brilliant nature-themed books for children, all sorted by recommended reading age for ease of browsing!

Senior Press and Advocacy Officer Sally Smith shines a spotlight on some of the woodlands at risk in the county and what Kent Wildlife Trust is doing about it.

Volunteer Matt Huggins explores the underground secrets of mycorrhizal networks and how they help trees to communicate with one another.

The term 'functionally linked land' goes hand in hand with habitat fragmentation. Find out why it's important and how it's at risk by the Sea Link project.

Groundswell Agriculture Festival is the UK’s largest event dedicated to farming that regenerates the soil and restores nature. It’s a unique blend of industry conference and lively festival. This year, I took the plunge, braved the camping, and immersed myself in two days of inspiring talks and networking.

Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are developing a spatial plan for nature and environmental improvement that will underpin England’s emerging Nature Recovery Network.

Margery Thomas, Hothfield Volunteer and regular columnist looks at the lack of butterfly sightings in recent months, the work volunteers are doing to remove bracken and how this all impact the wider management of the last remaining fragments of heathland we have left in Kent.

Matt Huggins explores why our woodlands are an important part of our landscape, looking at how they give back to nature and to us. As our woodlands are under threat, it's more important than ever to preserve what's left and fight to keep them alive. Will you join us in saving our woodlands?