Our warden Nina joined SBBOT Kent County Council and Bird Wise East Kent at #PegwellBay today where the team spoke with 300 children from St Peter's school about wildlife, natural art and bug hunting on this globally important National Nature Reserve.

With two visits to Kent, mainly for the beautiful Anania funebris, and many excellent orchids, my new blog post tells the story bobsbutterflies.blogspot.com/2024/05/double… Kent Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Join us at 2pm on Saturday, 25th May where we will march to #SaveTheBlean . We're starting at Dane John Gardens and marching to the University’s Registry.

Sign up to the mailing list at savetheblean.org or follow Save the Blean on Facebook.

🎶 What's under the sea?

🔎 Come and find out with Kent Wildlife Trust's FREE summer rockpooling events near the Lower Leas Coastal Park.

📌 Booking is essential if you want to take part ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-rockp…

Andrena labialis (Large Meadow Mining Bee) ♂️ #shirleymoor Woodchurch Kent Wildlife Trust Ian Beavis (thanks for the tip to look at Yellow-face Andrena male)

Pine martens will be making a return to Devon and Somerset in the next few years! 💚

📖 Find out more: somersetwildlife.org/news/conservat…

(This project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players) #HeritageFund #NationalLottery Devon Wildlife Trust

Interesting thread! (Use the translate button if needed). 👇👇

Six places are available for my FREE Active Ramsgate - #Ramsgate to #Pegwell Bay Nature Walk on Tuesday 28th May. Email: [email protected] by Weds 22 May – include your full name, mobile number and the activity title #ActiveRamsgate VisitRamsgateUK VisitThanet 💚

We recently welcomed Alan Titchmarsh to our reserves to film with our Wilder Grazing Ranger Jess. To watch the feature, head to ITV X and watch season 6, episode 20. Jess makes an appearance at around 56mins in! itv.com/watch/love-you…

🙌 We 💚 our volunteers, look at the work they’ve done at Hothfield Heathlands, carrying out lots of access improvement works. Their efforts include path upgrading, installing steps and replacing the main access gate with a wheelchair friendly gate.

👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/support/volunt…

Happy #WorldBeeDay ! Did you know by pollinating both wild and cultivated plants, bees and other pollinators play a significant role in maintaining ecosystems and global biodiversity.
 
Pollinators such as bees, birds and bats, contribute to 35% of the world’s total crop

🐝Happy #WorldBeeDay , are you buzzing about bees and wanting to learn more? Then join us on a Study Day.

Learn about the biology and ecology of bumblebees and practice your skills in the field. 👉kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on/wildl…

🔊Hear Head of Land Management, Simon Bateman-Brown, talk about Polhill Bank and why we want to connect and protect it.👉youtu.be/S0PcU8--Gjs

We're looking for a volunteer to help us record heath fritillary food source plants to help us understand how grazing affects the availability of these plants and therefore the abundance of the butterfly itself.

NO EXPERIENCE OR SKILLS REQUIRED! 👉 kwtg.uk/3V4IRbm

Polluted rivers, lost woodlands, overfished seas, UK Nature is struggling, & it needs us to stand up for it.

Let’s unite for nature in London on 22 June to #RestoreNatureNow Find out more & sign up restorenaturenow.com

Tell us if you are planning to come!

Large White #butterfly Kent Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Are you taking part in #BugsMatter ?

🪰 It's really easy to be a #CitizenScientist ; support our important initiative measuring insect splats on vehicle number plates as a marker of insect abundance.

Will you make your journeys count?
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buglife.org.uk/get-involved/s…

Kent Wildlife Trust

We have a new Nature Reserve - Furnace Farm near Lamberhurst. Local people are invited to our open day to learn more about our plans and getting involved. Join us at any time between 10am and 2pm today, 18th May by the Hoppers Huts. What3Words///dynasties.beginning.fool

🦭Did you know #Sandwich and #PegwellBay is home to Kent's largest seal colony? As the weather improves and we flock to the coast take a few minutes to learn about the fragile world of coastal wildlife and the importance of minimising disturbance 👉youtu.be/xZHLf4wjotY

We know that a connection with nature works wonders for our mind, body and soul, so this #MentalHealthWeek Wilder Wellbeing Officer Nikki shares how her walk through the woods is beneficial to her.

kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/con…