Oare Marshes sunrise, photo by N Morley

Our Flagship Nature Reserves

Kent Wildlife Trust manages over 90 nature reserves across the county, boasting a diverse range of habitats and species. To help you know where to start, we've assembled some of our top recommended reserves to visit.

Visiting our reserves

© Tim Horton

Oare Marshes

This wetland reserve is of international importance for migratory, overwintering and breeding waders and wildfowl.

Lydden Temple Ewell

The sweeping steep grassland slopes of the Lydden Temple Ewell reserve is a sight you can never get tired of seeing.

Vicky Aitkenhead

Sandwich and Pegwell Bay

A complex mosaic of habitats of international importance for its bird population.

Ian Rickards

Hothfield Heathlands

Rich in flora and fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.