Conservation Society UKC 🦬

Welcome to the University of Kent Conservation Society Twitter Page!
Our Aim: to enhance and protect the environment on campus and in the Canterbury area.

[University of Kent @UniKent]

Here at #Kent, we're big fans of hedgehogs, which is why we're super, super proud to have received a GOLD Hedgehog Friendly Campus award recently! 🦔🥇

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/hUBPSznSg1

[Kent Wildlife Trust @KentWildlife]

The latest episode of Blean Diaries is here! 🌲🐂

This week - DRAGONFLIES 🐉 We take you behind the scenes in Blean Woods in Kent and show you what we've been up to for the Wilder Blean project this past year 🌳

Watch now: https://t.co/uN4NMxTJ9h

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

We'll be researching and planning how to install owl, bat and small bird boxes around campus, as part of our Student Sustainability prize work to measure and improve biodiversity on campus.

@UniKentSustain

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[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Our next event: Biodiversity on Campus working group 🐦🦉🦇

Meeting outside Templeman Library Thursday 17th February 4pm 🕓🏢🖥️

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[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

We're so pleased to have won this prize and can't wait to get to work measuring and improving biodiversity on campus!

[UniKentSustain @UniKentSustain]

A huge congratulations to the winner of the student sustainability prize -Faye Whiley on behalf of the UKC Conservation Society! Their project is aimed at measuring and improving biodiversity on campus by carrying out surveys, planting trees, and installing wildlife boxes.

[Bob Smith @AnotherBobSmith]

Looking to do a conservation science PhD at @DICE_Kent?

Want to develop the best global estimates of conservation area coverage and effectiveness to inform important debates and international policies?

We have the PhD for you but the deadline is soon! Details below 1/3

[DICE Kent @DICE_Kent]

We're delighted that Laura Thomas-Walters (@LauraThoWal) is giving a DICE talk on Thu Nov 25th from 18:00 to 19:00 on 'Changing people’s environmental behaviours: from wildlife trade to conservation conflicts'.

Everyone is welcome to attend!
@UniKentSAC @KentPsychology @UniKent

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Thanks volunteers!
Join our next volunteering session 2:30 Monday when we'll be making hedgehog homes and bug hotels 🦔🐛

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

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[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Event today! We're making enrichment pumpkins for ZSL and birdfeeders. 🎃
Tools will be provided, but we're outside so please dress warm 🧣🧤

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Volunteering at RSPB Blean today! Meet outside Venue 12:15 or 1:15

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Pictures from our foraging walk 💚

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Today's event is a foraging walk hosted by @ForageWildFood ! Please meet outside @unikentsac at 1.30 pm 🌿🍄🫐

[UniKentSustain @UniKentSustain]

Canterbury Climate Action Week is almost here! In the run up to #COP26 find out more about the events online, on campus and in the city that you can be part of. https://t.co/IJWVqyskFn
https://t.co/kbjrxgmMIw

[Kent Wildlife Trust @KentWildlife]

Our project partners at the RSPB are looking for new volunteers to help with Rewetting the Blean! 🌲 We need help to build small dams throughout Blean Woods. Sessions run every Tuesday and Saturday 💪
To get involved or to learn more, email 👉 [email protected]

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

We are now back up and running on Twitter and we've got some great events coming up in the next few months! Watch this space :) 🦬 @dice_kent @unikentsac #wildlifeconservation

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

https://t.co/2jIzzFyoob

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

Join us TOMORROW!

Materials list
Either several long whippy willow twigs OR a wire coat-hanger

Three ~50cm lengths of nice leafy ivy

About ten sprigs of holly with berries

~1m of thickish natural twine/thin rope

Teams link: https://t.co/GcIn5ZylX6

[Conservation Society UKC 🦬 @ConSocUKC]

JOIN THE MEETING ABOUT CAMPUS WOODLAND https://t.co/jUkbLdlzqz