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Thank you from the Making Space for Nature Team!

What a year it has been for us at Making Space for Nature…19 workshops, 9 online briefings, farm walks, conference presentations, 12 newsletters, ploughing matches,…

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Regenerative Farming – A Visit to Eckley Farms

8 Nov 2024

You’ve probably heard of the term Regenerative Farming, but what does it actually mean for food production and for nature recovery?  What are the rewards,…

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A Day at Target Farm – Farming for Nature

5 Nov 2024

Food production? Nature recovery? How should our farmland be used? It’s a common concern that farmland used for nature recovery takes it out of production,…

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Engaging With Young Farmers

3 Sep 2024

Our Graduate Officer, Pip Bromley, has been talking to Young Farmers about nature friendly farming practices.  She explains why what she found out… Engaging with…

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Making Space for Nature Artwork Unveiled!

29 Aug 2024

  The Making Space for Nature project has unveiled artworks capturing the breadth and beauty of wildlife in Kent and Medway to celebrate passing the…

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The draft Priorities and Potential Measures for the Kent and Medway LNRS are now published!

30 Jul 2024

Following all your vital input to our Priorities and Potential Measures workshops in May, where over 200 people representing 149 different organisations, bodies, businesses, affiliations…

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The Halftime Whistle Blows on the Making Space for Nature Project!

17 Jul 2024

As we reach the halfway mark of the Making Space for Nature project, we’ve been taking stock of all the work that, together with you,…

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Can’t get to a Workshop? You Can Still Have Your Say!

17 May 2024

We appreciate that attending workshops isn’t always easy, so we want to make sure we give everyone the chance to have their say on this…

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The Draft Shortlist of Priorities for Nature Recovery in Kent and Medway is now Published!

24 Apr 2024

This week, we published our Draft Shortlist of Priorities on Earth Day.  We hadn’t set out to publish on this specific date, but it couldn’t…

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The Challenges Our Coastal Habitats Face

27 Mar 2024

Coastal and Marine Officer Louise Lawton explores our Kentish coastal habitats, and considers how we can safeguard them for the future…. Kent and Medway have…

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Artist Call-Out!

20 Mar 2024

As part of the LNRS development in Kent and Medway, we feel it’s really important for the people of Kent to be able to visualise…

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A Poem About Making Space for Nature

14 Feb 2024

We were delighted when a participant from our Riverside workshop sent us a poem she had written that was inspired by the day, by the…

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MS4N first milestone completed! Areas of importance for biodiversity mapped.

7 Feb 2024

The MS4N project is delighted to have completed its first project milestone – preparing the Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity map. The creation of…