Kearsney Gardens/Russell Gardens Dover District Council is celebrating after maintaining a Green Flag Award for the Kearsney Parks. The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.…
Gatekeeper butterfly found across the county Do you often think that there were more butterflies around when you were a child? That may be true, but we can only find…
Duke of Burgundy Photo: Gilles San Martin Successful conservation projects in Kent have resulted in a record level of sightings of the Duke of Burgundy, a threatened butterfly species. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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