Woodland

Old Park Hill has a range of habitats but needs to be managed and restored to return it to its early 20th century character, when most of the site would have been open chalk land.

Whether standing above the clouds on a winter's morning or watching the last rays of sun striking reds, purple and gold across the valley, there is always something fantastic about this place.

Bigbury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort in Howfield Wood, a short hop from the centre of Canterbury.

Ancient Woodland with large areas undergoing restoration from more modern commercial forestry.

This is a site with something to see in all seasons with a fantastic display of fungi and leaf colour in the autumn, jewel bright wildflowers in the spring and summer and silhouettes of birds of prey gliding across the winter sky.

Tranquil ancient mixed woodland with a stream and ponds.

A west and south-west facing slope of the North Downs on the eastern side of the Darent Valley.

Downe Bank is a uniquely special nature reserve, due to fundamental scientific studies carried out here by Charles Darwin.

A small woodland reserve centred around a lake

Ancient woodland with heathland and bog

The ever-changing wood, home to the Wilder Blean project where we have introduced European bison.

The Visitor Centre is temporarily closed for refurbishment and opening early 2026. This 73 hectare site was the first example of a gravel pit site being developed for the purpose of nature conservation. It is home to a diverse range of plants, fungi, birds and dragonflies & damselflies.

The 'Bank' is almost four hectares of chalk grassland on a southeast-facing hillside with commanding views of the Darent Valley.

Sweeping downland slopes packed with wildlife on the outskirts of Dover.

An ancient woodland with some areas of grassland with interesting associated flora.

This Ancient semi-natural woodland is recognised as a site of international importance for wildlife.

As you leave the car park, you are greeted by Queendown Warren stretching from one side of the valley to the other. The reserve is a 76.5ha site containing a mixture of Chalk Grassland, open Pasture, and Woodland.

Heather Corrie Vale is located in the Darent Valley, which is an extremely valuable part of the Nature Recovery Network.

One of Kent Wildlife Trust’s newest Dover reserves, Coombe is undergoing management to restore chalk downland to the reserve, with a future goal to re-introduce frog orchids back to the site.

Located next to an industrial estate on the outskirts of Dover, it is hard to believe a nature reserve is there when driving through the estate.