Representatives from the county’s leading conservation charity, Kent Wildlife Trust, will march with Save the Blean protesters after Canterbury City Council included a 2,000 home proposal for the area into its draft local plan.
In July 2022, free-roaming European bison were released into woodland in Canterbury in a bid to boost biodiversity and the Wilder Blean Project’s baseline monitoring programme led to many exciting discoveries.
Kent Police, Kent Wildlife Trust, Thanet District Council’s Coastal Team and Bird Wise East Kent have teamed up to raise awareness of Operation Seabird, a police-led initiative aimed at protecting wildlife in coastal areas.
Oare Marshes, near Faversham, is one of the few grazing marshes left in Kent and of significant importance for migratory birds.
The troubling falls in insect numbers in Kent has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The new report reveals that the abundance of flying insects sampled on vehicle number plates has fallen by a staggering 89% since 2004.
Raiders stole thousands of pounds worth of power tools and caused substantial damage during a break-in at Sevenoaks Nature Reserve.
Today’s bill is UK Government’s last chance to ban sale of peat before election as promised. Alison Steadman, Iolo Williams & Cel Spellman join The Wildlife Trusts in urging MPs to support new bill.
Residents of Canterbury invited to give their feedback on Wilder Blean Initiative.
