We’ve had a WhatsApp group for a long time, but we had to learn Zoom. We are now communicating with the wider public by print and zoom – so do let us know if any group you are involved with would like a Gardening for Wildlife column in your newsletter or a zoom session.
Then there’s training and discussion amongst ourselves, often with great speakers. We had Dave Goulson (founder of Bumblebee Conservation Trust) and now we are looking forward to debating with Richard Moyse (formerly of Plantlife) this month.
Several of us have given talks in the past and we are encouraging groups we know to have a Zoom call with us talking about our favourite topic - Gardening for a Wilder Kent. We have found that working in small teams, has given us all new skills and most of all the confidence that this horrible time has eroded!
We have been thoroughly stimulated by the Wildlife Trusts’ YouTube sessions and we shared the petition about neonicotinoids. We have plans for opening gardens when we can and look forward with confidence that we have more knowledge, skills and tools than we did when Lockdown first started. You couldn’t want much more than that from life, could you!
A run down and overgrown medieval churchyard in Sandwich has been restored to a beautiful wildlife haven by a group of local volunteers who live locally and are part of the congregation at the church. In this amazing story, you'll hear from the people who…
By August, floral glory has passed from the orchids (heath spotted, southern marsh and a few large hybrids) to the heather or ling. As ever, we hope for a protracted display of purple in the heathy areas, which is likely if the cool nights persist. Orchid…
The annual pinnacle of Kent Wildlife Trust’s ‘Wilder Volunteering Recognition Programme’ is the Wilder Kent Volunteer Awards that we are proud to host in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust.
