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• Kent Wildlife Trust’s appeal to purchase Covert Wood in Elham has raised over 30% of its £462,500 goal. • As the appeal for donations continues members of the Trust raise concerns over the number of precious habitats going on the market across Kent. • Gorse Hill near Dover, a 12-hectare woodland in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has been put on the market for £275,000 and described by agents as having ‘development potential.’ • Upper Hardres Wood, near Canterbury, a site of around 85 hectares was also put up for sale for £1.5 million this week.

Ramblers across Medway will be treated to some bright and creative sights as they wander across Kent Wildlife Trust reserves on the North Downs Way. The artistic efforts are the work of volunteers who spent the day painting gates at Nashenden Down in a bid to deter scrap metal thieves.

- Kent-based GrowUp Farms becomes the first approved buyer of carbon units generated by the Heather Corrie Vale wilding project. - The reserve, a former abandoned golf course in the Darenth Valley, is a project certified under the Wilder Carbon Standard for Nature and Climate, a not-for-profit natural climate solution. For which Kent Wildlife Trust is a Trusted Deliverer. - GrowUp Farms has been confirmed as an Approved Buyer under the Wilder Carbon Standard for Nature and Climate following an assessment of GrowUp Farms’ long-term plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. - Purchasing Wilder Carbon units will help GrowUp Farms to fight climate change and boost biodiversity.

The Wildlife Trusts have unveiled a new handbook to help people go peat-free in their gardens and to recognise the importance of peatlands for nature and climate.

Many of our social media followers have messaged us about an article published by the Mail Online on 30th April, with the headline: “Could rewilding animals turn Britain into a modern day JURASSIC PARK?”

The strategy has been launched by Kent’s leading conservation charity outlining ways to make the county more resilient to the climate and nature crises. Through increasing land in conservation, managed through wilding and paid for by “Nature-based Solutions” the charity believes it can create a better future Kent’s people and wildlife.

An appeal has been launched by Kent Wildlife Trust to protect an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Canterbury.

On Friday 7th April, conservationists across the world will be singing the praises of the wetland restoration ecosystem engineer – the beaver.