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Survey of squashed bugs on number plates suggests ‘terrifying’ insect declines

A citizen science project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined nearly 60% in less than 20 years. The “windscreen phenomenon” is anecdotal evidence from drivers that they collect fewer ...

05 May 2022 at 01:25

Bison take to new Kent woodland home in scheme to curb climate and nature crises

Bison have been introduced into an ancient British woodland to help tackle the nature and climate crises, conservationists said. The release, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, forms part of a £1.12 million project to manage West ...

18 Jul 2022 at 15:46

Bug splat survey shows ‘potentially catastrophic declines’ in insect numbers

A project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined by nearly two-thirds in less than 20 years. The citizen science Bugs Matter survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife ...

15 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Kent Wildlife Trust to receive £100,000 for bison rewilding project

Kent Wildlife Trust is to receive £100,000 to rewild tens of thousands of hectares of south-east England. The funding is part of Rewilding Britain’s annual award and will go towards a project that is reintroducing bison, long-horn cattle, ...

25 Jul 2023 at 09:34

Cattle, pigs and ponies introduced to bison rewilding project

A bison rewilding project has welcomed a new cohort of grazing animals which ecologists say will help shape the landscape and improve biodiversity. Longhorn cattle, iron-age pigs and Exmoor ponies have joined the bison herd at the Wilder ...

18 Mar 2023 at 17:53

Three arrested over ‘flagrant’ waste dumping at Kent beauty spot

Three men have been arrested in connection with thousands of tonnes of illegal waste dumped in an ancient woodland. Hoad’s Wood, a beauty spot in Ashford, Kent – designated a site of special scientific interest, was described as an ...

07 Feb 2025 at 15:03

‘Bug splat’ survey shows 78% decline in flying insects in two decades

A project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined by nearly four-fifths in 20 years. The citizen science survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife showed a 78% ...

24 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Operation to clean up 30,000 tonnes of waste dumped in woods gets under way

Clean-up workers with lorries have begun the task of removing a huge amount of harmful waste which was dumped illegally in woods in Kent. The operation, co-ordinated by the Environment Agency, will see 30,000 tonnes of ...

26 Jun 2025 at 10:47

Rangers ‘elated’ by birth of baby bison in ancient woodland

Rangers were surprised to be greeted by the UK’s first Wilder Blean bison calf as part of a “groundbreaking” rewilding project. Three female bison were released into West Blean and Thornden Woods, near Canterbury, in ...

21 Oct 2022 at 22:15

Bison set for release into British woodland to help nature and climate crises

Bison are being introduced into an ancient British woodland to help tackle the nature and climate crises, conservationists said. The release, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, forms part of a £1.12 ...

18 Jul 2022 at 09:27

Wild-born chough fledges and thrives in Kent for first time in 200 years

A young red-billed chough has successfully taken to the skies from a nest in the wild in Kent for the first time for more than two centuries, conservationists said. The successful fledging of the chick from a nest ...

07 Aug 2025 at 09:28

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