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January 5, 2018
UK’s Rarest Lizard Returns to Kent
Keepers and conservationists at Wildwood Trust have recently taken delivery of 4 of Britain’s rarest lizards. The Sand lizards which were believed to have gone extinct in Kent in the 1970’s, will be bred at the Canterbury based wildlife conservation… -
December 20, 2017
Festive Fun for Primates
Keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, recently put a festive spin to their enrichment for the holiday season, in the form of Christmas stockings stuffed with tasty treats. The brightly coloured stockings were hung in the lemur garden habitat and… -
October 26, 2017
Community Art Project to Decorate Museum with 20,000 Poppies
The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham is set to host a colourful community tribute of respect and remembrance with the opening of the 5,000 Poppies exhibition on Tuesday 31st October. The display which features knitted, crocheted and felt poppies crafted… -
October 4, 2017
Congo is Calling
Four western lowland gorilla brothers from Port Lympne Reserve are bound for Congo as part of The Aspinall Foundation’s Back To The Wild initiative. This October, The Aspinall Foundation, a world leading conservation charity based in Kent, will transport four… -
August 2, 2017
King Henry VIII: Securing the realm with wives and castles
English Heritage announces today the opening of a new permanent exhibition at Deal Castle in Kent, revealing how Henry VIII’s fears for the safety and security of his realm shaped the country’s defences and his own married life. With new… -
July 27, 2017
Gold for Leeds Castle Florist at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Wildlife, bugs and beasties are the inspiration behind the fragrant floral interpretation of an English country garden, which caught the attention of the judges at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2017 to win ‘Best Exhibit in the Floral… -
July 5, 2017
Red squirrel rewilding project, bumper year of babies
Red Squirrel rewilding project gets boost from bumper year of new babies. - Amazing images of Wildwood’s rare Red Squirrel babies have been captured, marking a huge boost to save this rare species and help return them across the UK.… -
June 12, 2017
‘Dunkirk’ costume exhibition opens at Dover Castle
Costumes worn by Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead in the Warner Bros. Pictures release go on display Located in the secret wartime tunnels beneath the castle, where the massive rescue attempt at Dunkirk was conceived in May-June…
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