Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.
Looking to create a garden that’s not just beautiful but also provides a range of benefits for wildlife, as well as ongoing summer flowers? There’s lots of consider when choosing plants. I’m the Wild About Gardens Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust and these are my favourite summer plants that are blooming in my garden this season.
What does wildlife-friendly gardening mean to our new Wild About Gardens Officer? Ellen Tout shares what inspires her garden, and how we can all make a huge difference for nature right outside our back doors.
Grow a garden full of food that both you and your wild neighbours can enjoy!
Join Rob Smith as he walks around Scotney Castle and Gardens learning how the team here are managing the land for nature whilst welcoming 180,000 visitors a year. Scotney manages 788 acres of land with 30 acres just dedicated to formal gardens and 300 acres designated as a SSSI.
I have to admit how little I knew about slugs and snails before reading the latest Wild About Gardens guide. The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have given these incredible creatures a reputation makeover. Discover for yourself these magnificent molluscs and the benefits they bring to our gardens.
Wild About Garden volunteer, Jim Highman, shares his tips on creating a wildlife friendly garden without the three P's: peat, plastic or pesticides.
Discover some of the predators stalking through your garden’s grassland.
Here are some of Penny and Peter's favourite plants for providing that all-important pollen and nectar for the insects in their garden.
