Harvest mouse on a flower stalk
Amy Lewis

Wildlife Advice

Seeing wildlife can be incredible, but it can be hard to know what to do in certain situations. Maybe you have come across an injured or dead animal, or maybe you suspect that a crime has been committed. Our wildlife advice pages will help you know what to do and who to contact if you do find yourself in these situations.

What to do if I found a dead animal

Blean Vegetation May 2022
Donovan Wright

Visiting our reserves

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General guidance for visiting our nature reserves so you can make sure you have a great time while respecting wildlife and leaving the habitat in the best possible state.

Silhouette of a person in the sunset looking out in the distance with binoculars
Zsuzsanna Bird

Recording Wildlife Sightings

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It is only through recording wildlife that we can see when changes happen in our environment, whether this occurs in our towns or the countryside.

Woman wearing flowery dress walking a medium sized dark dog through a woodland on a lead

Respecting Nature on Our Reserves

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While the vast majority of people who visit our reserves, do so respectfully, we have seen an increase in anti-social behaviour. Please help us by reporting damage to us immediately and if you see anything suspicious, call the police.

How to watch seals safely

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Seals can be disturbed if people or dogs get too close, cause too much noise, or startle them. Disturbance can happen from the land, sea, and air - so we need to watch them with caution.

Chalk grassland, Dan Attwood

Habitat Management

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Kent Wildlife Trust has produced a set of habitat management advice leaflets, funded by Arcadia. These can be downloaded below.

Two hedgehogs sat in the grass next to garden pots
©️ Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography

Help A Hedgehog

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Register for our free digital Help A Hedgehog pack now and read useful tips and guides on things you can do at home and in your neighbourhood to help your local hedgehogs.

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Want to do more for nature?

Read our jam-packed Action for Nature guides and learn how to build homes for wildlife, garden for nature, live sustainably and much more.

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