Wilder Kent Blog

So much has happened since joining Kent Wildlife Trust as a Volunteer Trainee Warden on 3 July 2023. My life has done a complete 360 (for the better, I should add!). 8 months ago, I was working as a Graphic Designer leading a very lone existence in my small study at home or making the very sad commute to a grey, industrial, business park on the Medway estate. But now?... my life is surrounded by the calming colours of nature and days are spent either shadowing 2 Estate Wardens, helping out on task days, on training courses, completing wildlife surveys or attending study days.

Welcome to a special episode of Talk on the Wild Side dedicated to just one subject, or rather just one place: the Knepp Estate in Sussex...

Our volunteers are at the heart of Kent Wildlife Trust’s work. With their time, skills, passion and energy we reach more people and work at greater scale and pace. Their contributions help ensure that Kent’s natural spaces are preserved for future generations. Through practical conservation work, data collection, education, community engagement and much much more, our volunteers are making a tangible difference.

In this staff blog, Jenny Luddington - Blue Mentor (Youth Engagement & Education Officer) for Kent Wildlife Trust - offers important insight into Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) as we look back on FND Awareness Month.

Working at Kent Wildlife Trust is so much more than just a job. You will find yourself amongst a team of devoted people, where taking local action to make national and global change is at the heart of our everyday.

In episode 8 of Talk on the Wild Side, Rob Smith spoke to Bella Sabin-Dawson - Education & Wellbeing Apprentice - about her experiences with eco-anxiety, and to Sam Maddison about his studies of biodiversity as a Wildlife Conservation student at the University of Kent.

I’m Bella Sabin-Dawson, Education and Wellbeing Apprentice at Kent Wildlife Trust. For those of you that are interested in apprenticeships, I’m here to tell you all about my role here at KWT and what I get up to on a day-to-day basis.