Hoggs Bridge Green, Headcorn

28/10/2024

14/10/2024

David Attenborough explains the variety seeds:
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06/10/2024

There are so many reasons to fall in 💚 with soil:
🌊 It Stores water, reducing flood & drought risks
🥅 It captures carbon from the atmosphere
🌱 It grows about 95% of our food
🐛 It provides a home for amazing organisms
Just a quarter of a teaspoon can harbour up to 10 billion micro-organisms!

can nourish, regenerate and protect this precious resource for generations to come 🌳

28/09/2024

Our Financial Hardship Scheme has helped 157 households in our community to get back on track.

From debt write offs to grants towards specific home appliances, our Financial Hardship scheme aims to help those going through a difficult time financially.

If you need our support click the link https://ow.ly/1Hzz50TxguU

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12/09/2024

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVT APPROVES THIRD RUNWAY AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT (www.abc.net)

The federal government has given the green light to Melbourne Airport's proposed third runway, paving the way for early works to begin next year if certain "noise amelioration" conditions are met.

21/08/2024

Bank Holiday weekend Weather forecast (Saturday Deluge):

20/08/2024

With Southern Water – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

10/08/2024

The upcoming warm weather may leave your grass looking a little dry and drab☀️ But did you know you don’t need to crack the hose out when the lawn looks a little brown? Grass can withstand long periods without water, meaning it’s much more energy-efficient to wait for the rain to water your grass and let nature do the job for you!🌾

Find more water and energy saving tips👉 https://ow.ly/g22j50SUqEZ

The upcoming warm weather may leave your grass looking a little dry and drab☀️ But did you know you don’t need to crack the hose out when the lawn looks a little brown? Grass can withstand long periods without water, meaning it’s much more energy-efficient to wait for the rain to water your grass and let nature do the job for you!🌾

Find more water and energy saving tips👉 https://ow.ly/g22j50SUqEZ

28/06/2024

Ever wondered about the secret world buzzing within a beehive?

Uncover the remarkable lives of bees, from their complex social hierarchies to their ingenious architectural feats.

Prepare to be amazed by nature's tiny engineers!
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25/06/2024

A hose can use up to 1,000 litres of water a minute, so switching to a watering can saves so much more than you think! It's good for the environment and can help save on your water bill too.

Making simple changes means we can enjoy more this summer.

For more tips on how you can save water in and around your home, visit:

Our aim at South East Water UK to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. Manage your water account online 24/7 – View your bills, manage your move, make payments and manage your Direct Debit.

11/06/2024

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10/06/2024

GIVE JOBS TO OLDER PEOPLE (www.thetimes.co.uk/)
Giving older workers an equal opportunity in the jobs market could boost the economy by as much as £9 billion a year, according to a report.

The Centre for Ageing Better said closing the employment rate gap between older and younger workers could net the Treasury £1.6 billion a year in income tax and national insurance contributions alone. It called on all political parties to pledge to raise the employment rate of people aged between 50 and 64 to 75% by 2030, from 71% now, which it said would lead to about half a million more of them in work.

Emily Andrews, deputy director for work at the charity, said: “If employment opportunities stagnate after 50, so too will the UK economy. A 75% employment rate target is attainable based on pre-pandemic trends.” Tony Wilson, director at the Institute for Employment Studies, said: “Threequarters of all employment growth this century has been among people aged over 50 but in the last four years this has ground to a halt. For the first time in three decades, employment among older people has stopped growing.”

29/05/2024

🐝You know and love the famous honey and bumble bees. But let's hear it for the unsung heroes - the solitary bees!

They make up the majority of bee species in the world, with just under 250 of Britain's 270 bee species being solitary bees. They can be incredible pollinators and, as you might have guessed, don't live in colonies like bumble and honey bees.

UK solitary bee groups include: mason bees, mining bees, flower bees, leafcutter bees, carder bees, nomad bees.

Have we got you buzzing about bees and wanting to learn more? Get started by joining us on a Study Day. On 8 June, learn about the biology and ecology of bumblebees, how to identify our most common species and practice your skills in the field.

🎓Check out our upcoming study days here:

Increase your knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of Kent’s wild plants, animals and habitats with Kent Wildlife Trust's study days.

27/05/2024

BEETLEMANIA: THE RACE TO SAVE BRITAIN’s TREES (www.thetimes.co.uk/)
In the wooded grounds of a former hunting lodge in a Hampshire forest, scientists are racing to protect Britain from the next ash dieback or Dutch elm disease.

Ensconced in a secure containment lab, which staff say is “designed to let nothing out but humans”, Max Blake is concerned about Ips typographus, a beetle named for the typographical-like lines it etches on bark.

The European spruce bark beetle has devastated many of continental Europe’s forests. Photos from the Czech Republic show a sad mosaic of green trees turned brown, where the beetle has bred in such abundance that it can kill off trees.

The UK is the last European redoubt with significant spruce trees where the pest is not fully established. In the past five years it has become clear the big threat is the beetle simply being blown in by winds, carrying it across the natural barrier of the English Channel.

Research at the Alice Holt forest research station outside Farnham is finding the beetle can travel further than thought. “The results are utterly terrifying,” said Blake. Once believed capable of travelling 45km by wind, the beetle is now thought to be capable of dispersing up to 200km. It may be even worse, at 400km. The incursions to date, many of them in Kent, are not yet seeing the beetle arrive in great enough numbers to kill trees. However, if the species establishes a beachhead, it could pose a huge threat to Britain’s Norway spruce and sitka spruce. The former are grown for Christmas trees and other uses, while the latter accounts for about half of the country’s timber production.

Experts at the site like Daegan Inward are looking at other threats, such as the emerald ash borer, which has destroyed millions of ash trees in North America. The lab is the only place in Europe with a colony. The borers arrive through the post from the US before being raised to see what impact they have on British ash trees in a contained environment.

The team is constrained by how big they can grow trees. But a £4.25 million funding injection from the government is set to pay for a new lab next door, doubling the total area for experiments and allowing higher trees to be grown. The need to be prepared has never been greater. New reports of tree diseases have been doubling every 11 years, one US study found.

In the wooded grounds of a former hunting lodge in a Hampshire forest, scientists are racing to protect Britain from the next ash dieback or Dutch elm disease (Adam Vaughan writes).Ensconced in a secure containment lab, which staff say is “designed to let nothing out but humans”, Max Blake is co...

24/05/2024

Thank you, bees! 🐝

24/05/2024

Did you know that alongside Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wildwood Kent, Ashdown Forest and Forestry England, The Kent Wildlife Trust are investigating whether the South East might be suitable for the reintroduction of pine martens?

We want to help aid the recovery of this native species in regions where it once thrived, connecting up a Nature Recovery Network with other pine marten populations to create a more biodiverse and interconnected landscape on the whole.

If you’d like to stay in the know, sign up to the project newsletter. We’ll send you seasonal updates of the work we’re doing, as well as opportunities to get involved:
https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/south-east-pine-marten-restoration-project

Did you know that alongside Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wildwood Kent, Ashdown Forest and Forestry England, we are investigating whether the South East might be suitable for the reintroduction of pine martens?

We want to help aid the recovery of this native species in regions where it once thrived, connecting up a Nature Recovery Network with other pine marten populations to create a more biodiverse and interconnected landscape on the whole.

If you’d like to stay in the know, sign up to the project newsletter. We’ll send you seasonal updates of the work we’re doing, as well as opportunities to get involved: https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/south-east-pine-marten-restoration-project

22/05/2024

Pictured below are what is called the Oniscidae.
You may find them under a brick or a damp object. You might have felt repulsed and pondered their existence in nature.
Well, let me tell you, the oniscdae, better known as cochineal, is a subgroup of isopod crustaceans whose function is to remove harmful heavy metals from the earth such as mercury, cadmium and lead.
They contribute to the cleansing of soil and groundwter to reaffirm the wisdom of nature. Do not damage them or spray pesticides !👇
https://www.bevirax.com/saint-nicholas-church-embracing-centuries-of-history-and-faith/

21/05/2024

🐝You know and love the famous honey and bumble bees. But let's hear it for the unsung heroes - the solitary bees!

Solitary bees make up the majority of bee species in the world, with just under 250 of Britain's 270 bee species being solitary bees. Solitary bees can be incredible pollinators and, as you might have guessed, don't live in colonies like bumble and honey bees.

UK solitary bee groups include: mason bees, mining bees, flower bees, leafcutter bees, carder bees, nomad bees.

Have we got you buzzing about bees and wanting to learn more? Get started by joining us on a Study Day. On 8th June, learn about the biology and ecology of bumblebees, how to identify our most common species and practice your skills in the field.

🎓Check out our upcoming study days here: www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on/wildlife-study-days

13/05/2024

Why You should HUG trees:

08/05/2024

Many Thanks to Headcorn Parish Council Lengthsmen Team: