Kent rewilding project awarded £100,000

A rewilding programme in Kent has been awarded £100,000.

Kent Wildlife Trust will use the money, donated from the charity Rewilding Britain, to connect woodland in the Blean, an area home to European Bison that were released last summer.

The rewilding project in Kent has seen European Bison released in the Blean (wer mei / flickr.com).

The funding will support 8,300 ha of rewilding, connecting woodland currently fragmented by agriculture and urban development.

"This exciting project is working at nature's scale," said Sara King from Rewilding Britain, who added that it will allow "nature and natural processes to take the lead, while engaging with the local community and providing economic benefits through ecotourism."

The project hopes to one day expand across the South-East, connecting the Blean with the Kent Downs and the High Weald.