Wilder Kent Safari: Walking with Cows at Heather Corrie Vale
-Meet some of the cattle who manage this reserve naturally, and learn all about them from our experienced Area Manager for the region.
Topics: Wilder Grazing
Poisonous plants & grazing animals' natural instincts
In Kent, our grazing animals roam the reserves using their instincts and experience to guide them towards delicious nutritious vegetation and away from potentially toxic plants. This deep-rooted wisdom is a product of evolution and survival instincts passed down from generation to generation but particularly prevalent in the old-fashioned breeds that we use.
Our plans for Polhill
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 transforming Polhill Bank into species-rich chalk downland
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.
Cows “moove” into Scotney Castle
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.
Bison Ranger Experiences: Guided Tour
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.
The time team
Goats chomping through the chestnut on an iron age hill fort.
Wilder grazing: Northern lights
Meet the leader - the horns of doom to any nettle that stands in his way.
The retirees
Living their best life surrounded by lots of grass.
Shetland cross sheep
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.