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planting flowers

Spend time in the garden with these fantastic ideas for National Children's Gardening Week. With activity sheets, crafts, games and easy guides to growing plants, the whole family can spend time outdo...

Interactive Activity Map

Today, we are excited to announce that all Explore Kent walking and cycling routes are now available on the Kent Connected app.

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Thursday 5th March marks World Book Day, a day to celebrate our favourite books and literary figures. Kent has a wealth of literary connections from Austen to Dickens, and to celebrate World Book Day ...

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Explore Kent's superstar, Sophie Friday, is keen to show Explore Kent and our lovely audience what she got up to during the Kent Year of Green Action! From birdwatching to beach cleaning, Sophie got u...

running

Kent Year of Green Action may be coming to an end, but our new year’s resolutions are a great way of committing to new green actions across 2020.

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Read Reece's blog all about his story with the Countryside Partnership and what he does to help out!

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Celebrate National Tree Week 23rd-30th November and discover how you can make a difference to the tree population in Kent and fight against Ash dieback.

#iWill Week – Celebrating Youth Green Action...

#IWill week is an opportunity to celebrate youth social action, and this year it forms a part of our Year of Green Action campaign. To celebrate #IWill week 2019 we wanted to hear from young people in...

winter walking

If the stunning picture of some of the views you will be able to enjoy weren't enough, we have some of the best reasons and tips about why it's so beneficial to get out and about and how to keep warm ...

woodland walk in shorne woods

Tim Bell, head ranger at Shorne Woods Country Park tells us about the work the rangers and volunteers do across the country parks to get the parks ready for winter and how you can support the sustaina...

Trosley Bluebells

Joshua shares his experience of a recent family day out to the Discovery Day at Trosley Country Park. Filled with creativity and adventure, find out what you could discover at a country park near you!

renewable energy

This week is Energy Efficiency Week! Have a read of our Blog from Francesca at the Sustainable Business Team, working to implement Kent's Environment Strategy.

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As autumn starts, KCC's Chris Drake provides a guide to nature's changing calendar. Autumn is a great time of year to get out and enjoy wildlife or to spend a few moments enjoying it nearer to home.

River with boats and ducks

For World Rivers Day, an annual celebration of our world's waterways, Kathi Bauer, Natural Capital Coordinator and PROWATER project manager at South East Rivers Trust, talks about the value of rivers ...

Beach with people

The Great British beach Clean is running again this year from the 20th-23rd September. Get involved to take part in an event near you, and have a read of our excellent Guest Blog.

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rubbish picking

Plastic pollution a huge issue facing our environment, so for Zero Waste Week we're sharing some tips to eliminate single use plastic from your daily life and enjoying a plastic-free picnic in the woo...

strawberries (growing)

We all know gardening holds myriad benefits for all. Read all about Explore Kent's visit to Communigrow, a Kent charity on a mission to get everyone using their green fingers!

Great Stour Way

Join Bailey on his adventure to gain his Gold Explore Kent Junior Walking Challenge certificate.

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To mark National Marine Week, Guardians of the Deep Project Officer, Zoë Stevenson, tells us about our wonderful coastal and marine environment in Kent and the events and activities you can get involv...

butterfly

Get involved with the 10th anniversary of the Big Butterfly Count - the world’s largest butterfly survey!

tree collection

A part of Kent County Council's work for Year of Green Action 2019, see this guest blog about the tree planted for Sophie Scott, a well-deserving Kent resident.

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Work experience is a great way to learn new skills and shape career ideas, as 17-year-old Cameron Slaughter found out during a week spent with Kent County Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy group...

Busy bees

In readiness for Bees' Needs Week 2019, it's never been more important to spread awareness of how Bumblebees are essential to our natural world. Have a read of this excellent informative blog from Bum...