Wilder Kent Blog

Experienced fruit and vegetable gardener Val Rea, who has been a Wild About Gardens Advisor for nearly ten years, shares with us her experience and offers tips on how you can create your own vegetable garden.

In this blog Val Rea shares her experience of how to handle pests in the garden.

Penny and Peter Brook were awarded Gold by Wild about Gardens in 2012 and since then they have worked as volunteers for the scheme. They love gardening for wildlife and want to encourage others to do likewise to reap the personal benefits of a greater connection with nature and to help create a Wilder Kent.

Penny and Peter Brook were awarded Gold by Wild about Gardens in 2012 and since then they have worked as volunteers for the scheme. They love gardening for wildlife and want to encourage others to do likewise to reap the personal benefits of a greater connection with nature and to help create a Wilder Kent.

Make your own patch of nature a wildlife haven with these 7 top tips for a wildlife-friendly garden.

Butterflies bring beauty to any garden. You can attract them by choosing nectar-rich plants that they love and that caterpillars can feed on.

Kent Wildlife Trust has begun an exciting new project to bring back our traditional hay meadows, which have declined nationally by 97% since the 1940s.

Your garden will play host to a variety of minibeasts and creepy crawlies - why not make it a 5* experience and build them a luxury hotel to stay in? By Vicky Aitkenhead, Nature Conservation Community Warden.