Kent Wildlife Trust alongside other charities Woodland Trust, CPRE Kent and local campaign group Friends of Oaken Wood, is calling on residents to take part in the Kent Mineral Sites Plan Regulation 19 consultation -warning that proposals within the plan to quarry within Oaken Wood would wipe out at least 41 hectares of irreplaceable ancient woodland near Maidstone.
New status enables organisations to arrange Conservation Covenants nationally, helping protect habitats and biodiversity for future generations.
Kent Wildlife Trust is calling on supporters to help raise £130,000 by 1 September to fund the long-term work needed to restore habitats and bring wildlife back across the county.
Three-year funding from Natural England will support projects to strengthen beaver populations, protect rare woodland invertebrates and recover threatened species.
A major new community-led nature recovery programme is set to transform urban neighbourhoods across Kent and Medway, helping residents take action for nature while building stronger, healthier and more connected communities.
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 resilience.
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.
