The Bison and the Butterfly
Welcome to Wilder Blean - The inspiration behind The Bison and the Butterfly
Thank you for reading The Bison and the Butterfly! We hope you enjoyed this enchanting tale of wildlife and friendship. Read on to meet the real bison, butterfly and all the characters that inspired the book and are now busy making friends and exploring their woodland home in Kent. Dive deeper into the world of Wilder Blean and discover how you can get involved in this exciting initiative.
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Additional resources for families
We have some extra goodies to make your adventure with The Bison and the Butterfly even more fun:
Family Activity Pack: Download our fun and educational activity pack, filled with games, crafts, and puzzles that will spark your child’s curiosity about wildlife and conservation.
Wildlife Spotter Sheets: Print out our spotter sheets to take with you on your next nature walk. Challenge your family to see who can spot the most animals and plants featured in the book.
Family Fundraising Pack: Help us fundraise to provide more space for the growing bison herd. Your pack includes a Welcome Guide, social media posts to share, logos and sponsorship forms.
Additional resources for schools
Get stuck into our teacher's guide to The Bison and the Butterfly for a range of speaking & listening, reading, and writing activities.
Donovan Wright
About Wilder Blean
Wilder Blean is an ambitious conservation project spearheaded by Kent Wildlife Trust and partners Wildwood Trust. Our goal is to restore and rewild a significant area of ancient woodland in the Blean complex near Canterbury. By reintroducing native species, such as European bison, we aim to create a self-sustaining, biodiverse ecosystem that will benefit wildlife, plants, and people.
Donovan Wright
Wilder Blean Initiative
Over the next ten years, using a collaborative and joined up approach, the Wilder Blean Initiative will work with the community, landowners/managers and stakeholders to bring together knowledge, expertise and ideas to build a vision for this landscape. Driven by natural processes, we want to see missing species returned to a reconnected and wilded landscape in one of the most land-scarce corners of England.
Get involved
If you've been inspired by the story of The Bison and the Butterfly and the Wilder Blean Initiative, here are some ways you can support this pioneering initiative...
