We are an independent wildlife charity turning the tide for nature by educating young people, inspiring action and delivering nature recovery projects.
Discover our work and how you can get involved.
Autumn Events
Autumn Events
12th September 10am
Pop in to see us at the newly refurbished Town Hall for a showcase of local charities, community organisations and clubs. It will be a real celebration of all of the good work happening in Tenterden.
Come and find our friendly team and discover how you can get involved with and support our nature recovery and education projects. From buying our wildflower seeds to gardening for wildlife or volunteering - there are so many ways to help us turn the tide for nature.
Location: Tenterden Town Hall, 24 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6AN
Booking: This is a free event; just pop in.
People's Emergency Briefing
Film Screening
15th September 6:30 pm
Join us for a local screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing, a public-awareness film and national community initiative.
The film shares a Westminster briefing in which the UK's leading climate and nature scientists set out what the climate and nature crisis means for our health, food supply, national security and economy - and the credible, positive responses already available to us to help meet the challenges.
The film is part of a national initiative to ensure the UK is fully and honestly briefed on the crisis as the first step toward a serious national response.
The screening event will be followed by a discussion about the challenges faced by people in Tenterden and the positive actions we can take.
Location: McCanns Bar, Haffenden Farm, TN30 6TG
Booking: This is a free event. Places are limited, so you must book in advance.
A Wilder Tenterden
Film Screening
24th October 6pm
We’re delighted to announce the next screening of A Wilder Tenterden.
After two sell-out premiere screenings of our community film in February, we’re holding another screening at the Town Hall this October.
Tenterden Wildlife have created A Wilder Tenterden as an inspiring celebration of the community's power to protect and restore local wildlife.
Through local voices and striking images of the Kentish countryside, the film tells the story of how people, farms, and schools are working together to restore nature - from wildflower planting and regenerative farming to buzzing school gardens and thriving wildlife corridors.
Come along, celebrate what the community has achieved and be inspired by what we can do to shape a wilder, more sustainable future. Proceeds will go to our local nature recovery and education projects.
Location: Tenterden Town Hall, 24 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6AN
Booking: £10 + booking fee.
Wildlife News
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Eduction Field Trip
Tenterden Wildlife helped fund a nature education trip for 80 students from Tenterden Infant School. The children visited the Singleton Park reserve near Ashford.
They studied and recorded plants and creatures in different habitats and got creative, making mini-beast books and painting butterflies.
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BBC Interview
Our brilliant Tenterden Wildlife volunteer, Gill, was interviewed by the BBC this week. She highlighted how the community are helping nature recover locally with the Tenterden Turtle Dove Project, Hedgehog Highways, and more residents rewilding their gardens to support wildlife corridors across the town.
You can see it here.
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Project Turtle Dove
Operation Tenterden Turtle Dove is a new parish-wide initiative focused on supporting the endangered European turtle dove through habitat restoration, monitoring and targeted conservation work. We’ve partnered with local landowners, Kent Wildlife Trust and the RSPB to create better conditions for turtle doves while also benefiting a wide range of other wildlife species.
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Gold Award
Tenterden has once again achieved a prestigious Gold Award at the Wilder Kent Awards for its exceptional efforts in rewilding and environmental initiatives.
We were delighted to collaborate on the award, which represents a town-wide commitment to environmental stewardship.
Well done to Indigo, Wren, Theo, Kenzie, Camellia, Joe, and Charlotte for their beautiful butterfly pictures
ITV News feature
ITV News feature
Aired on: ITV Meridian News, 6 pm, 10.02.26.
We are delighted that ITV Meridian News featured Tenterden Wildlife and our film A Wilder Tenterden in their evening news broadcast. We hope that this coverage and our film inspire more people to support local wildlife. If you’d like to be part of the positive work we’re doing, get in touch.
Thank you to Silcocks Farm for hosting us in their cow shed on a very wet day!
Pop in to see us!
Meet our friendly team at one of our regular meetings. Learn more about our nature recovery and wildlife education projects, and explore ways you might like to get involved.
We have an open-door policy — everyone is welcome! Whether you’re simply curious or ready to take part, there’s no pressure or commitment. Just drop in, say hello, and see what inspires you.
When: the first Thursday of every second month, 6.30-8.30 pm. Join us on 3rd September & 5th November.
Where: EC30, Tenterden.
We hope to see you there!
If you have time for nature, join us.
We need brilliant volunteers like you to help support local wildlife projects. Get in touch today to find out more about the difference you could make.
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