Kent Wildlife Trust

🌿 Education is the root of change. By reconnecting children with nature, we’re helping grow the next generation of wildlife champions. 💚 Read how our education programme is making a difference 👇 🔗 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/inspiring… 🗣️ Support our appeal to Reconnect and Protect…

🌿 What was your first golden moment in nature? For our Wilder Education Officer, it was spotting a sunbathing reptile vanish into the grass. We’re helping kids find their moment by reconnecting them with nature. Help us keep it going... 🔗 kwtg.uk/natures-voice

It’s National Seal Week – and it’s also harbour seal pupping season here in Kent! Because disturbance is one of the biggest dangers seals face, we all need to show extra care when visiting the coast. 👉 Learn more: sealalliance.org 📷©️ Alexander Mustard/2020VISION

This is a Maid of Kent beetle! Pictured (somewhat reluctantly) on a cow pat at Oare Marshes, this rare beetle is only found on a handful of sites in the UK on the North Kent marshes. 💡 Read our blog on the importance of dung: bit.ly/dung-blog

Just a few days left to bag a bison bargain! 😁🦬 Use code BISON20 at checkout before July 31st to save 20% off our bison Adopt-a-Species pack. Shop here: kentwildlife.shop/products/adopt…

Summer is scooting by and we’ve already reached the half-way point in the Bugs Matter survey this year! 🐞🚗 To everyone who has signed up to take part, thank you so much for logging your journeys so far. If you’ve not had a chance to get involved yet, you’ve still got plenty…

Last chance to join us for our head office open garden event this Saturday! 🌻 We're welcoming you to our headquarters at Tyland Barn, near Maidstone. With the help of our volunteers we've created a beautiful 'mini-Kent' which now has woodlands, colourful wildflower meadows and…

🦀🌊 Dive into adventure this #NationalMarineWeek! Join Kent Wildlife Trust for FREE family #rockpooling fun in Folkestone – crabs, starfish & more await! 🐚👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🎟️ Booking required July: kwtg.uk/rockpooling-ju… Aug: kwtg.uk/rockpooling-au…

The final day to respond to the Government's BNG consultation is TOMORROW. You can take action for nature in less than 2 MINUTES using a simple online form. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a policy that ensures wildlife and habitats are not only considered during development…

Today's children are facing a nature deficit. ⚠️🌳 👉 A Wilder Education helps thousands of children across Kent explore nature, learn to love it, and grow up ready to protect it! Donate today to support the programme: kwtg.uk/natures-voice #WilderEducation #KentWildlife

A local conservationist filming purple hairstreaks at our Stone Wood reserve got an incredible surprise... a purple emperor butterfly photobomb! 🦋👑 These spectacular butterflies are making a comeback in Wealden woods - and this is the first record at this site!

What are nightjars? And have you ever been lucky enough to hear their magical call? Learn all about the elusive bird in our blog: kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/what-are-… 📷©️ David Tipling/2020VISION

Book a truly 'wild' birthday party with Kent Wildlife Trust! 🥳 "The kids were engaged throughout... so much better than so many other parties we have been to." Choose from 2 different styles and a range of themes at Sevenoaks or Tyland Barn: kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit-us/birth…

Good news! 🚨 The hotel & spa deal at Betteshanger Country Park has expired. This is a chance to rethink the future - one that protects rare wildlife like the lizard orchid & fiery clearwing moth. Find out more at kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaigns/bett…💚🌿

🌿 Another golden moment with nature – this time from Anna, our Lead Tutor. She grew up rescuing froglets 🐸 and butterflies 🦋 Now, she’s inspiring the next generation to do the same. Help us reach more children 👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/appeals/nature…

🌿 Try your hand at cyanotype printing - a beautiful plant-based art technique used by 19th-century botanist Anna Atkins! 💙 Join us at our Tyland Barn Open Garden on 26 July for this fun, nature-inspired craft and much more!🌞 🎟 Book now: kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/open-ga…

Join us for a series of events which will encourage you to embrace the natural world, from walking and crafting to rock painting. 💚 ☀️ Events start this weekend! Book here: kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/wellness-events

Eagle-eyed followers… can you spot the cows? 🐄🌿 Jess, our Senior Wilder Grazing Ranger, filmed these stealthy grazers hiding in the bracken at Ashford Warren! They’re masters of disguise, so please keep dogs on leads & follow signs to help keep everyone safe. 🐶

Are you a natural relationship builder with experience in corporate fundraising or B2B sales? Join Kent Wildlife Trust as our new Senior Partnerships Officer and help us grow support from businesses in the UK 🌱 Apply now and be part of something wild: kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/work-for-us

Our Monitoring & Evidence Manager, Dr Lawrence Ball, joined fellow award winners at @AWSCloud's #ImagineNonprofit Day to share insights on our national citizen science survey, #BugsMatter. 🐞 Take part by 30 Sept 👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/get-involved/o…