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Innovative citizen science project using 'splatometer' tests finds 50% fewer insects in Kent since 2004

Locals, visitors and sailors will be able to drink again from the artesian well at Oare Marshes thanks to Kent Wildlife Trust and a £10,000 grant from Swale Borough Council.

The long-awaited publication of the Environment Bill is welcome but The Wildlife Trusts are concerned that the Bill must not be delayed further if we are to tackle the serious environmental challenges we face. Cross-party support is needed to trigger nature’s recovery.

Sir David Attenborough, president emeritus of The Wildlife Trusts has made a short film with the charity to provide answers to the State of Nature partnership’s latest warnings of continued, devastating wildlife declines in the UK.

The UK’s wildlife continues to decline, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since rigorous scientific monitoring began in the 1970s there has been a 13% decline in average abundance across wildlife studied and that the declines continue unabated.

This week our Dover Connector Project Officer Ed Turpin joined the community of Bunker’s Hill for a fun-filled day of getting outside, green-thumbed and re-connected with nature.

Kent Wildlife Trust this week joined 12,000 people from across the UK in Westminster for historic natural environment and climate lobby with MPs outside Parliament.

30 Days Wild is almost here and we can't wait. It's not too late to sign up and join in. So why not make a little room for nature this June?