Kent Wildlife Trust

🌍Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is key to ensuring new developments leave nature in a better state than before. We advocate for this by focusing on restoring ecosystems, protecting habitats, and enhancing local wildlife. Through BNG, we can build a sustainable future for people and wildlife, making nature a priority in planning and construction projects. Learn more about how Kent Wildlife Trust is ensuring that Biodiversity Net Gain leads to the best outcomes for nature. Learn more about how Kent Wildlife Trust is ensuring that Biodiversity Net Gain leads to the best outcomes for nature. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eX4T925Y

🤝 Team work makes the dream work! The uplifting story of the red-billed chough has been a real partnership affair, and we have managed to achieve the remarkable milestone of having red-billed choughs released in Dover thanks to our partners Wildwood Trust and Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary with JungleBarn Play Centre and also the organisations that supported the release through engagement and restoration of habitat. Take a bow Dover Castle (English Heritage), White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, Natural England, Kent Downs National Landscape, National Trust, local farmers and landowners - you have all been part of making this dream a reality! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQvSgpKK #KentishChoughRevival #DoverCastleHistory #WildChickRelease #RedBilledChough #CorvidConservation #ExcitingNews #KentWildlife #ChoughRevivalProject #HistoricDover #CastleConservation #SpeciesReintroductionProgramme

🚀 Join our team as an IT Support Technician! 🚀 Are you tech-savvy and passionate about making a difference? Kent Wildlife Trust is looking for an IT Support Technician to support our mission from our head office at Tyland Barn, Maidstone. Bring your skills to a team dedicated to conservation and wildlife! 🌿💻 Explore this exciting opportunity and apply now: https://lnkd.in/e_R82TYU #TechForWildlife #JoinOurTeam 📷 Photo of Tyland Barn in summer

🦇Great interview with Nina Jones from Kent Wildlife Trust who spoke to BBC Radio Kent's Dominic King today about some of the anti-social behaviour experienced on nature reserves at this time of year and the Trust's "Nature Nightmares" appeal set up to help offset the cost of crime. 🎃 Find out more 👉https://lnkd.in/eqH8F3G6 Take a listen 🔊👇

There have been a few "Nature Nightmares" on our reserves recently - cows being chased, litter strewn across sites, and more... 👇

Lovely to see the Wilder Blean monitoring programme featured on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today! Take a listen to Kent Wildlife Trust's Bison Ranger Hannah Mackins and University of Kent's Anastasios Tsaousis speaking to Environment Correspondent Yvette Austin 🔊

We recently had the pleasure of meeting with the newly elected MP for the Weald, Katie Lam MP, at our Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve. During the visit we discussed the importance of nature-friendly farming and how the government can support farmers in their efforts to feed the nation in an environmentally-focused way. We also spoke about the Save our Woodlands Appeal and our work to protect our woodlands from the threat of development and also criminal acts, like the commercial dumping of thousands of tonnes of waste at Hoad's Wood. The conversation was whole-heartedly positive and we look forward to working with Katie to champion nature in parliament over the coming years!

Thanks to generous supporters like you, we’ve raised over £20,000 so far for Save our Woodlands, but we still need your help! Your donations support the amazing work of our staff like Will, who along with his team of volunteers are carrying out vital conservation works across our reserves throughout the winter 🍂 and Emma, who’s fighting to protect woodlands through policy advocacy.🛡️ Every donation makes a difference – help us protect Kent’s woodlands this winter! 💚 👉 kwtg.uk/save-our-woodlands

🦬There’s been a baby bison boom in Canterbury with two new calves born to the Wilder Blean Project – our ground-breaking partnership initiative with Wildwood Trust. 💚The herd were introduced into the Canterbury Woodland in 2022 as a Nature-based Solution to woodland management. Since then, they have thrived, shaping the habitat around them, boosting biodiversity and making it more resilient to climate change. 🌉Since July 2022 the herd has increased from 3 to 8 and we are now constructing our bison bridges in the woodland to give this growing family the room they need to thrive. Read all about the latest additions here👉https://lnkd.in/eX4bZ4XR 🎥Tim Horton #BisonCalves #BleanWoods #Rewilding #GoodNews #WildlifeConservation #NatureRestoration #NewArrivals

Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (or BNG as it's often called) was launched in the UK on 12th February 2024. Part of the government’s Environment Act, the aim is to make sure that wildlife habitats are left in a better state than before development and do more to help nature’s recovery. This means that most developments MUST now ensure that they deliver at least 10% growth in biodiversity for at least 30 years. But what does this really mean for nature? Over the coming weeks and months we're going to get our teeth stuck into the whys, wheres, and hows of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in our new series 'BNG Bitesize'. Come and join us! 👉 kwtg.uk/bng-info Adonis Blue Environmental