Wildwood Trust
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| Address | Wealden Forest Park, Canterbury Rd, Herne Common, Herne Bay CT6 7LQ, UK |
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| Opened | 1999 |
| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM |
| Phone | +44 1227 712111 |
| No. of species | 50+ |
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| ID | 833399 |
About Wildwood Trust
Wildwood Discovery Park is a woodland discovery park in north-east Kent, England. It features over fifty species of native British animals such as deer, badgers, wild boar, wolves and brown bear. It is located on the main road A291 between Herne Bay and Canterbury.
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Leonardo DiCaprio lauds birth of bison calf in Canterbury
... The rewilding project, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, is taking place in West Blean and Thornden Woods - one of the largest areas of ancient woodland in the UK, with parts of it over 1,000 years old...
European bison arrive near Canterbury to manage woodland
... The project, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, is taking place in West Blean and Thornden Woods...
European bison arrive near Canterbury to manage woodland
European Bison have been released into countryside near Canterbury, Kent, to help restore the area to its natural state.
The Project , led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust , is taking place in West Blean and Thornden Woods.
They will fell trees by rubbing against them, creating space and light and providing deadwood to help other plants and animals.
The area has been prepared by the.
The Trust said The Next step is to introduce Exmoor ponies, Iron Age pigs and Longhorn cattle, whose natural behaviours compliment the bison.
Paul Whitfield , The Director general of the Kent Wildlife Trust, said: " It's going to demonstrate the very real impact nature based solutions can have in solving the climate crisis.
" We're going to prove the impact bison in The Wild can have on The Environment .
" They will create an explosion of biodiversity and build habitat resilience, locking in carbon to help reduce global temperature rise. "
The European Bison , which can weigh up to a tonne, vanished from the British Isles over 1,000 years ago, and were extinct in The Wild at The End of World War II.
They are still endangered, and have been bred from zoo herds maintained in Eastern Europe .
Source of news: bbc.com
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