Kent Wildlife Trust
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| Formation | 1958 |
|---|---|
Membership | 28,000 |
Official language | English |
| Leader | Mike Bax (April 2014 -)[1] |
| Website | Kent Wildlife Trust website |
Kent Wildlife Trust covers the county of Kent, and some parts of London in England, and is one of the largest of the 47 Wildlife Trust organisations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. Kent Wildlife Trust has over 30,000 members in total.[2]
Founded in 1958, Kent Wildlife Trust is the leading conservation charity for Kent and Medway, with the purpose of protecting wildlife, educating the public, influencing decision makers and restoring habitats. The Trust manages reserves that include a range of habitats of extraordinary beauty that accommodate much endangered wildlife. The Trust manages over 60 nature reserves covering more than 3,000 hectares of land for wildlife, including over 55 miles of roadside nature reserve.[2]
Main reserves
- Bough Beech (near Bough Beech) (O.S. Map 188 TQ496489)
- Burham Down (O.S. Map 188 TQ735624)
- Burham Marsh (O.S.Map 188 TQ714615)
- Cromer’s Wood (O.S. Map 178 TQ906604)
- Darland Banks LNR (O.S. Map 178 TQ792654)
- East Blean Woods LNR (O.S. Map 179 TR194642)
- Holborough Marshes (O.S. Map 178 TQ707626)
- Hothfield Common LNR (near Hothfield) (O.S. Map 189 TQ972458)
- Kemsing Down (O.S. Map 188 TQ550594)
- Longfield Chalk Bank (O.S. Map 177 TQ569691)
- Lydden Temple Ewell NNR (James Teacher Reserve) (near Lydden) (O.S. Map 179 TR277453)
- Marden Meadow (near Marden, Kent) (O.S. Map 188TQ763445)
- Oare Marshes LNR (O.S. Map 178 TR013647)
- Park Gate Down (Hector Wilks Reserve) (O.S. Map 179 TR168457)
- Polhill Bank (O.S. Map 188 TQ510605)
- Queendown Warren LNR (O.S. Map 188 TQ827629)
- Sandwich and Pegwell Bay NNR (O.S. Map 179 TR341632)
- Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve (near Sevenoaks) (O.S. Maps 188 TQ520565)
- South Swale LNR (O.S. Maps 178 & 179 TR060648)
- Turner’s Field (O.S. Map 188 TQ882340)
- West Blean (including Thornden Woods) (O.S. Map 179 TR144633)
- Westfield Wood (O.S. Maps 178 & 188 TQ755607)
- Yockletts Bank (O.S. Map 179 TR125477)
Other reserves
(Some reserves have limited access.)
- Brenchley Wood (OS Map 188 TQ648420): contains Roman remains, links to Julius Caesar's invasion of England
- Broadham Down (OS Map 179 TR085538)
- Burnt Oak Wood (RESTRICTED ACCESS)
- Chiddingstone (OS Map 188 TQ511470)
- Collingwood (OS Map 188 TQ760292)
- Cowden Pound Pastures (OS Map 188 TQ459433)
- Denton Bank (OS Map 179 TR210454)
- Downe Bank (OS Map 177 TQ438609): site linked to Charles Darwin's Down House
- Fackenden Down (OS Map 188 TQ531605)
- The Gill (OS Map 188 TQ728385)
- Ham Fen (RESTRICTED ACCESS): one of a few sites where a colony of European Beavers was reintroduced in the UK
- Hewitt's Chalk Bank (OS Map 177 TQ480629)
- Hunstead Wood (including Bigbury Wood, Joan Beech wood and South Blean Wood) (OS Map 179 TR095568)
- Ivy Hatch (OS Map 188 TQ587547)
- Kiln Wood (OS Map 189 TQ886515)
- Oare Meadow (OS Map 178 TR007628)
- Orlestone Forest (OS Map 189 TQ981355)
- Parsonage Wood (OS Map 188 TQ797329)
- Quarry Wood (OS Map 188 TQ722518)
- Ruxley Gravel Pits (OS Map 177 TQ474700)[3] No public access.
- Sladden Wood (OS Map 179 TR257428)
- Smallman's Wood (Restricted access)
- Stockbury Hill Wood (OS Map 178 TQ836608)
- Stone Wood (OS Map 189 TQ964370)
- Spong Wood (OS Map 179 TR122455)
- Spuckles Wood & Kenneling Wood (OS Map 189 TQ957525 and TQ957518)
- Thornden Meadow (OS Map 179 TR150645)
- Wattle Wood (OS Map 189 TQ873354)
- Westerham Mines (OS Map 188 TQ455530)
Visitor centres
- Bough Beech Visitor Centre (near Bough Beech)
- Reculver Visitor Centre (situated within Reculver Towers site)
- Romney Marsh Visitor Centre (near Romney Marsh (part of Romney Warren Country Park)
- Tyland Barn Visitor Centre (near Maidstone)
- Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve Visitor Centre (near Sevenoaks)
References
- ↑ Britcher, Chris (29 March 2014). "Mike Bax confirmed as chairman of Kent Wildlife Trust". yourshepway.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Kent Wildlife Trust". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "Welcome to Ruxley Gravel Pits". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2011.