The writer H E Bates moved from Northamptonshire to Little Chart Forstal in 1931. His deep knowledge of the countryside coloured all his writing. In ‘Through the Woods’ (1936), with fine wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, he wrote in loving detail about the plant and animal life in Coldham Wood, which lies due west of the Extension section of Hothfield Heathland.
Did you know there are amazing creatures that work together to form a colony, living and thriving as a single unit? What are these fascinating beings and what do they look like? Find out more in our guides below.
Unbelievable and beautiful. See some of the sponges and sea squirts that live in our oceans using our species explorer guides.
Learn about all the shapes, colours and forms of seaweeds and seagrasses in Kent using our handy species explorer guides.
Use our species explorer to identify and learn out about the starfish and sea urchins that live in the coastal waters around Kent.
Discover the many water-dwelling arthropods that call Kent's shores their home using our handy species guides. Lobsters, crabs, prawns and more.
Hugely intelligent marine species that are worth getting to know! Learn about the species we have on our Kent coast and how to identify them in our species explorer.
The bivalves are a highly successful marine freshwater molluscs such as oysters and scallops. Learn about the species in Kent and how to identify them.
Way more colourful and exciting than our land slugs and snails! Visit the world of sea slugs and snails, learn about them and how to identify them in our species explorer.
Providing fertility and life to the ocean floor, discover the diversity of worm species living in our seas using our handy species identification guides!
