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Find out what trees to plant to help support pollinators, here are a few suggestions for smaller trees that can be easily planted in gardens and green spaces.

Find out what the Sandgate Community Gardens are up to this December and into the winter months with their plants and veg.

Read some top tips on cycling during the winter from bike expert Carl, with this fantastic guest blog. There will be no reason to not get on your bike this winter!

North Downs Way Sign

Experience the beauty of walking across the Kent Downs AONB through the eyes of our guest writer, William Lock, who walked 180 miles from Winchester Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral in the Spring of ...

Community gardens are fantastic ways to get your fill of gardening if you don't have access to your own space. Get involved with other like minded people and share experiences out in the great outdoor...

Teston Bridge Park

Today, 14th October, 2,127 parks and greens spaces across the UK have been awarded a Green Flag Award for 2021. With 39 of these being in Kent, including the Kent Country Park sites!

Samphire Hoe Easy Access Walk

Easy access trails are ideal for people with pushchairs, wheelchair users or for those who prefer flatter surfaces with no stiles or gates.

Medway is quite simply the best place in Kent for mountain biking, owing to the elevation of the North Downs, geography of the Medway valley and the picturesque Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AON...

Kent supports a wonderful diversity of wild bees. Of UK’s 270 species of wild bee, at least 160 of these species have been recorded in Kent.

As a county, Kent supports 42 different species of butterfly - 70% of the UK‘s total 60 butterfly species. Some of these beautiful insects are nationally rare or vulnerable, which places great importa...

Kite surfer kites on the beach

Did you know that Ramsgate is one of the hottest destinations in the UK for watersports? With its sandy beaches, waterfront eateries and kitesurfing championships!

Many of us have been given the opportunity to enjoy and explore the great British outdoors. With most of us having a newfound love for the outdoors, but this also means the countryside has been pushed...

Insect life is reaching its most active as we pass the midsummer point. It is a perfect time to appreciate and look out for some of Kent’s special pollinators.

summer reading challenge

Get ready for Wild World Heroes, this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, arriving online and in Kent Libraries this summer from Saturday 10 July to Saturday 11 September 2021.

Kent is packed full of wonderful walks in the town, country and coast, as well as a huge selection of walker-friendly tearooms, pubs and restaurants to enj0y after your summer walks to cool down and have a cold one and a bite to eat!

It is nearly official British Summertime, so that means one thing.... spending the foreseeable future outside enjoying the weather, nature and wildlife, walks and of course the pub gardens! We want to...

Kent has a special relationship with bees which makes World Bee Day 2021 extra important to our county. The bees, it seems, like being here...

As we move into the warmer months, the number of insects around increases. So what kind of creatures can you expect to see this May.

Paddle boarding at sunset in kent

Jo from Paddle Cabin, a new business venture on the River Medway, talks about why paddle boarding makes her happy and how it has helped her mental health.

The great migration, did you know there are countless examples of animals migrating and our pollinators do this more commonly than you might think.

Find out what wild swimming is all about, the health benefits and some ideal and beautiful locations in Kent of where to give it a go!

Kent is a particularly important and diverse county for pollinators, with a number of rare and threatened species calling it home. This has encouraged a range of pollinator (and pollinator related) pr...

Higham Marshes Cycling

Active Travel means using the car less for local journeys and instead walking or cycling. Find out what tools we have to help you start thinking about making small changes today.

Hythe Canal

Ever wondered about some of the history behind why the Royal Military Canal was built? Did you know that there is an identical canal that was built for the same purpose over the English Channel in Bel...

Bluebell flowers in woodland

With finally a light at the end of the tunnel, we are sure everyone is looking forward to spring as much as we are! One of our favourite things about Spring is the beautiful seasonal changes that occu...