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Four Kent Wildlife Trust employees outside the Houses of Parliament in Rethink Sea Link hoodies.

Coordinated Energy Infrastructure Planning – A Path to Sustainable Decarbonisation

As the UK races to decarbonise its energy sector, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The shift to renewable energy is vital in combating climate change, but without careful planning, it risks unintended harm to the very ecosystems that sustain us. How do we reconcile the urgent need for clean energy with the equally critical need to protect biodiversity? In her thought-provoking blog, Emma Waller, Planning and Policy Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust, shines a spotlight on this pressing challenge.

Sooty shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

These globe-spanning seabirds can often be seen offshore in autumn, shearing low over the waves.

beaver ham fen swimming terry whittaker

A morning at Ham Fen

Learn about wilding and how keystone species have been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen.

Spotted flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it.

Reed Bunting

Bird Calls for Beginners

Why do birds sing? A fascinating insight into the world of bird song. at Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve. Discover how to identify birds by their songs and calls.

A black-winged stilt wading through a pool on its long, pink legs, with four small chicks swimming along behind it

Black-winged Stilt

This elegant wading bird is a rare visitor to the UK, though occasionally one or two of pairs will nest here.

chough on a sheep

The journey to choughs: 40 years of chalk grassland restoration

Over forty years ago, the landscape of Dover began a transformation. Chalk grassland in Kent had dwindled under the pressures of intensive farming and habitat loss. This is the story of how chalk grassland restoration paved the way for one of nature’s greatest comebacks in Kent: the return of the red-billed chough.