How do you restore a chalk downland? Our appeal to purchase an extension to our existing Polhill Bank nature reserve offers us a unique opportunity to restore an additional 26 acres of arable land into a rare and biodiverse habitat in Sevenoaks, Kent. But how do we achieve this goal? Here are our plans.
Our work at Polhill Bank has been ongoing for several years now. Over time, we have purchased more neighbouring patches of land there, adding up to around 16 hectares now under our nature-positive management. In many ways, our wilding journey in the area goes back more than a decade; in others, it’s only just begun.
History has gone full circle with the return of grazing cattle to Scotney Castle. The mix of longhorns and Sussex cows have been welcomed to the historic landmark to create wilder, more biodiverse area.
Meet one of the Wilder Blean Bison Rangers for an in-depth tour of the woodland and to hear all the latest updates from the project.
Goats chomping through the chestnut on an iron age hill fort.
Meet the leader - the horns of doom to any nettle that stands in his way.
Living their best life surrounded by lots of grass.
Similar to both the Hebridean sheep and the Manx, this is a compact, fine boned mountain sheep that can have two or four horns. Unlike our other two breeds of mountain sheep, Shetland sheep come in a wide variety of colours, so you will see cream and fawn as well as coffee, chocolate and black.
Meet Tawny, Kent Wildlife Trust’s oldest conservation grazing pony who has been diligently helping wild the county’s landscape for over two decades!
Our very own Area Managers and Wardens work tirelessly across the entire county protecting and restoring nature. These stewards of nature play a pivotal role in preserving the ecological balance, responding to climate challenges, and fostering local ecosystems.
