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Chiddingstone Castle is looking forward to delivering another fantastic literary festival between Sunday 6 May and Tuesday 8 May 2018 when a great new line-up of authors, illustrators, poets and children’s performers will be at the Castle. Once again, the…

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…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

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…

  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.…