Are there ‘elephants or tigers’ in your Kent garden?
Tiger moth Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is launching a Kent-wide moth spotting week next week (20th-27th June 2022), urging people across the county to get outdoors and take part in…
Half of British butterfly species on new endangered ‘Red List’
Endangered High Brown Fritillary Photo: Iain H Leach – 24 species of butterfly are now listed as threatened – including 8 that are Endangered – representing a substantial increase compared…
Lepidopterists in Kent head for the woods in UK’s annual Moth Night
Kentish Glory Moth Photo: Ian Lindsay – Pixabay Moth enthusiasts, conservationists and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week. Running…
Survey finds numbers of flying insects in Kent fell by 72% in under 17 years
A citizen-science survey, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, has found that the number of flying insects in Kent is 70% less than it was just 17 years-ago. These…
TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh calls on people to create a Pit Stop for Pollinators
Peacock butterfly Photo: Matt Berry TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh calls on people to create a Pit Stop for Pollinators this spring, providing butterflies and moths with the plants they need…
Thanet residents urged to mark their wildflower patches on district map
Last year, Thanet District Council created wildflower patches in a number of parks across the district. It also assisted schools and churches to create their own pollinator patches. Now they…
Blooming great gardening competition winners take a bow in Ashford
Jean and Ian Clifton win best front or back garden Ashford in Bloom gardening competition organisers have admitted to it being a hard job judging some of the best entries…
Swanscombe saved – for now – but Theme Park fight is not over!
Swanscombe protest walk to save the SSSI Photo: (c) Richard-Bayfield Plans to build a theme park in North Kent on top of 100ha of a nationally important wildlife site have…
£25m project helps protect endangered European Eels in Kent
Photo: Julia Clooten – Pexels Southern Water’s £25m project to protect a vital part of river eco-systems is targeting three sensitive areas in Kent Eels have baffled scientists since the…
Man bitten by dog in Beacon Wood Country Park near Dartford needed leg wound treated in hospital
Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a man reported being bitten by a dog in Bean, near Dartford. The victim was walking his own Jack Russell through Beacon Wood…