Wilder Kent Blog

Learn more about the wildlife and wild places in Kent and beyond.

Talk on the Wild Side Rethink Sea Link podcast crew standing at Pegwell Bay
© Tim Horton

Why we’re calling on National Grid to Rethink Sea Link

Rob Smith joins Kent Wildlife Trust's Nina Jones, Steve Weeks, and Emma Waller, as well as Save Minster Marshes' Nik Mitchell, to talk about National Grid's Sea Link plans - a cable, converter, and sub stations that could have devastating impacts on these internationally important sites for wildlife.

Species The tail of a red squirrel popping up from behind some dead wood and purple flowers.
© Peter Cairns/2020VISION

Nuts about squirrels! The story of the red squirrel

We couldn't let Squirrel Appreciation Day (21st of January) pass without doffing our caps to these agile, speedy, intelligent mammals and shining a spotlight on the grey and red squirrels that live in the UK.

Wilder Kent Strategy Bison calf by Donovan Wright
Bison calf by Donovan Wright

2023 – It’s Been Wild!

The launch of a podcast, the arrival of a bison calf, a mysterious totem pole and even a visit by the godfather of conservation himself, David Attenborough – 2023 has been wild for Kent Wildlife Trust!

Talk on the Wild Side Sunrise at Dungeness with two boats on the shingle in low tide
Melvin Nicholson, Flickr

Island Creation at RSPB Dungeness

Rob Smith joins Craig Edwards, RSPB Area Warden for Dungeness nature reserve. Learn about the management of this reserve and the wildlife you can see in between a nuclear power station and MOD facility. It's incredible!

Nature Reserves

Restoring Bogs and Peatland

Ian Rickards, Area Manager for Kent Wildlife Trust explains why there is some dramatic work currently being undertaken at Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve.

Nature Reserves

Pigs, excavators and rain

Margery Thomas describes a rainy November at Hothfield Heathland as pigs have been introduced and work is being done to make the bog areas more resilient to drier months.