Nemo Down
Located next to an industrial estate on the outskirts of Dover, it is hard to believe a nature reserve is there when driving through the estate.
Topics: Nature Reserves
Culand Pits
The Culand Pits are a dramatic reminder of the role the cement industry played in shaping the landscape in the Medway Valley. The site is owned by Trenport Investments Ltd who fund the management.
Coombe Down
One of Kent Wildlife Trust’s newest Dover reserves, Coombe is undergoing management to restore chalk downland to the reserve, with a future goal to re-introduce frog orchids back to the site.
How to protect our marine areas
Nina Jones, Protected Area Warden takes a moment ahead of National Marine Week to explain what we can individually and collectively do to help restore and protect nature on our coasts.
Ground-breaking wilding project reaches two-year milestone
Since 2022, the UK has sworn in four new prime ministers, the interest rate has risen from 0.25% to 5.25%, and, as of the 18th July, bison have been in the Blean for two whole years.
How a wet spring at Hothfield has benefitted the dragonflies
The wettest winters and springs on record have had at least one benefit. The ponds and pools across Hothfield Heathlands are full of water!
Recent survey shows critically endangered Kentish milkwort is making a comeback in the county
Conservationists have said they are delighted after a plant survey at Queendown Warren Nature Reserve showed that the number of the rare plant species, Kentish milkwort, had increased by 83% from the previous year.
Nightingales at Hothfield Heathlands in June
On 19th May one hundred years ago, the first outdoors broadcast by the BBC was of professional cellist Beatrice Harrison playing to and with nightingales in the garden of her Surrey home. Around a million listeners tuned in to the midnight broadcast, and she performed for similar outdoor broadcasts over the next twelve years.
Kent Wildlife Trust thank supporters who donated £195,000 to purchase farmland in Sevenoaks that will be transformed into a nature haven
Appeal to protect precious wildlife habitat in Polhill meets target with a day to spare!
New dawn for Oare Marshes
Oare Marshes, near Faversham, is one of the few grazing marshes left in Kent and of significant importance for migratory birds.