Amazing Orchids

A much-loved community nature reserve in the heart of the Kent countryside has been officially designated as a Local Wildlife Site (LWS), bringing new protection to one of Pluckley's most valued green spaces.

Maidstone Borough Council is set to support major river and nature restoration work across the borough with a grant to Kent Wildlife Trust, helping farmers and landowners work together to restore habitats, improve water quality and strengthen climate…

Once reduced to just a handful of plants across three sites, Kentish milkwort is thriving following a seven-fold population increase thanks to years of conservation work.