Some of the best sites for wildlife in North Kent are coming together to propose a new Partnership National Nature Reserve (NNR) located between Medway and Gravesend.As part of our planning for the area, we want to know your thoughts about the area, and what you want to see in the future of these sites … Continue reading National Nature Reserve (NNR) Questionnaire
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Volunteer Orchard Task Day at Hillyfields Community Park Orchard: Thu 1 Feb 2024
Join us at Hillyfields Community Park Orchard for a Volunteer Task Day to include vegetation clearance and dead hedging. Equipment provided or bring your own secateurs, please bring own gloves, strong footwear and wear old clothing. Meet at the Roseberry Road entrance by the Orchard (Top tier of the park). Hillyfields Community Park Orchard, ME7 … Continue reading Volunteer Orchard Task Day at Hillyfields Community Park Orchard: Thu 1 Feb 2024
Rochester Trail opens
The new Rochester Trail, which has been made possible with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, was officially opened in the Vines Gardens by the Mayor of Medway, Cllr Nina Gurung, on a bright and sunny November morning. After cutting a the ribbon and declaring the Trail open, the Mayor, together with a group … Continue reading Rochester Trail opens
Magical Medway Mushrooms
Recent rain has encouraged a wonderful crop of fungi to grow across our greenspaces: popping up in grassy areas, clinging to branches, and sprouting from dead treestumps. Autumn is a great time to take a closer look at some of the more curiously named mushrooms, which wouldn’t appear out of place in a spooky story. … Continue reading Magical Medway Mushrooms