Conservation and rewilding
We're working with some of the most threatened native British species to restore the natural world.
From humble beginnings in breeding and releasing small mammals we’ve built up an impressive portfolio of native species reintroductions.
We show up for nature and our wildlife. Whether it's years of research and monitoring, or inspiring thousands of learners at our parks. We have planted hundreds of trees, re-introducted over 1000 dormice into the wild, and thanks to years of hard work, successfully re-introduced Red-Billed Chough onto the shores of Dover.
Our vision is a future where nature abounds, in harmony with people. Achieving this is one of humanity's greatest challenges.
We are proudly powerful and passionate conservationists. Working with an array of diverse stakeholders all over the UK, we are protecting, conserving and rewilding ecosystems, which drives habitat restoration, all driven by evidence-based conservation work.
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Blean Bison Project
Our flagship wilding project, ‘Blean bison' in Blean woods near Canterbury. The project promotes resilient and complex habitats by restoring natural processes.
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Chough breeding and reintroduction
For over 200 years the Red-billed Chough has been missing from Kent, but we have partnered with Kent Wildlife Trust to reintroduce this magnificent bird to the cliffs of Dover.
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Crayfish hatchery and nursery
The white-clawed crayfish (WCC) is the UK’s only indigenous freshwater crayfish and has seen a decline of over 70% in the South West in the last 50 years.
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Pine Marten restoration
Wildwood Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust, in collaboration with Sussex Wildlife Trust, are assessing the possibility of restoring pine martens to the South East of England.
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Wildcat breeding and research
Wildcats used to be found throughout the UK but now their range has been limited to the remotest parts of Scotland. The wildcats held at Wildwood are part of the national breeding programme.
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Beaver breeding and Ham Fen trial
Wildwood has supported beaver projects across the UK assisting with the rescue, rehabilitation and population restoration of beavers.
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Water vole breeding, reintroduction, mitigation
During extended periods of time in captivity, Wildwood’s conservation team have the expertise and facilities to captive breed them, providing young, healthy offspring for release.
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Hazel Dormouse breeding and research
Wildwood’s dedicated conservation team are leading experts in breeding dormice for the national reintroduction programme.
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Harvest Mouse survey
Supported by the Kent Mammal Group, our surveying and monitoring of Kent’s Harvest Mice continues to gather data for a national survey.
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Bat rehabilitation centre
Each year up to 200 grounded bats are brought to Kent Bat Group (KBG) for rehabilitation.
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Red Squirrel breeding and reintroduction
Wildwood Trust has successfully bred red squirrels for twenty years and contributed to the reintroduction projects of Anglesey Island, and Clocaenog Forest in Wales.
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Conservation grazing with Konik ponies
Wildwood has provided Konik ponies to a number of nature reserves throughout the UK as part of conservation grazing and habitat restoration projects.
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