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Conservation coalition calls for immediate review of Lower Thames Crossing

Lower Thames Crossing branded ‘likely the most environmentally damaging road scheme in England’

Swansombe Rally October 21 where campaigners hold banner saying "Save Swanscombe Peninsula SSSI"

People urged to write to their MP and make a noise to enable the vision for Swanscombe Peninsula to become a reality

A vision for a nature haven where critically endangered Distinguished Jumping Spiders and rare Man Orchids can flourish has been unveiled by the Save Swanscombe Peninsula community group.

Gates stolen at Nashenden nature reserve putting 200 animals at risk

At 8am on the 12th November 2022, Kent Wildlife Trust took a call from a walker who had discovered that many of the gates at Nashenden Down nature reserve in Rochester had been stolen leaving over 200 sheep and pigs at risk of escape and injury.

Wildlife volunteers stood down after raw sewage pumped into sea off Margate

Charity volunteers have been forced to cancel a wildlife survey after raw sewage was pumped into the ocean off the coast of Margate.

Into the wild – another milestone for Wilder Blean bison herd as they explore new woodland area in Canterbury

The gates of West Blean Woods have now been fully opened to the UK’s first free-roaming bison. The herd was released into 5 hectares of the ancient Canterbury woodland back in July.

‘Significant’ theft from wildlife charity in Sevenoaks will have far-reaching impacts

Thousands of pounds worth of gardening and power tools were stolen from Kent Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve in Sevenoaks.

UK risks major embarrassment on global stage at nature COP15 as wildlife declines at home

Kent Wildlife Trust urges MPs to back ambitious nature recovery targets

Wildlife volunteers brave freezing conditions to ensure their flock flourishes under dusting of snow

Staff and volunteers at Kent Wildlife Trust braved sub-zero temperatures this morning, Monday 12th December, to ensure the animals grazing over the charity’s nature reserves were thriving in the frosty conditions.

Further insect number declines in 2022 – a long-term trend or the result of record summer temperatures?

The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle number plates between 2004 and 2022 across the UK, highlighting the urgent need for more, large-scale research on insects, and action to reverse declines in their abundance.

Three bison walking through the woodland at Blean.